Welcome the Buzz of Springtime

All of the trees are budding out and my California Lilacs are coming into bloom in the backyard. Spring time weather can be fickel. Early last week I had on wool gloves and a hat when I was sitting in my photoblind out in the Little Lake valley. This morning I was wearing a light sweater and shorts. With the warm weather and all of the blossoms the bees are out. Here are some images of bees taken with my Canon 7D and a 100mm macro lens. Camera was handheld. Exposures varied. God's love and blessings to all, chris

Mad for Macro in the Meadow

This morning I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I wanted to photograph some grasshoppers! I rolled out of bed while the rest of the house was sleeping. I grabbed my macro lens and a tripod and headed out the door. My destination was a small meadow below the dam at Lake Emily near my house here in Northern California. I knew I would find some grasshoppers there. The cool thing was is that I found quite a few other insects as well.There were bumble bees, butterflies,hoverflies and even earwigs. I had a great time crawling around on my knees and getting down low on my belly.I'm really happy with many of the images. Take a look and see.

God's love and blessings to all,

chris