The sun, which has been shining for several days, has gone away so I decided to shoot another macro today. Whilst at work this afternoon, I was parked by a bush which had a great attraction for bumble bees (the round fluffy ones). There was a constant buzz of activity around this bush, with several bees in it most of the time.

' A-ha', thinks I, ' easy one today'!

30 minutes and about 100 shots later, I had 3 usable pics with a sharp bee in them, these guys just don't stop moving. Worse, I wasn't particularly happy with the sharp ones I managed to get, because the bees weren't in great poses, so I arrived home from work without a shot for tonight.

In desperation, I headed out into the garden and looked for another subject. I spotted this little fella and the chase was on! He is only little, so I had to get in REAL close and he has 8 eyes! For a while he kept jumping away, every time I got close, but I must have tired him out as eventually he stopped on the edge of a flowerpot, turned 4 beady little eyes on me and bared his fangs. BINGO! a photo for today.

If you could leave a comment and let me know what you think of the shot, I would be very grateful as it helps me to assess my work. Thanks.