Bumble Bee

[zakslm]

Bumble bee on a cool morning.

Canon 90D, EF-S60mm F2.8 macro USM, f/11, 1/250th sec, ISO 640 , pop up flash fill

[deebatman316]

I see you’re back to Macro photography. How’s the EF-S 60mm F/2.8 USM lens. Is it slow or fast to AF I know it’s an older design. That has been replaced by a newer STM variant but a different focal length. 

[zakslm]

Demtrius,

The EF-S 60mm is a fine lens. Focus is very quick and silent and the only thing missing (in my opinion) is IS. 

I enjoy dabbling in macro and other forms of  “hobby” shooting and experimenting via trial and error. The bumble bee shot happened when I was trying to get some shots of a spider weaving a web around his prey and the bee landed on an adjacent flower. The pop up flash was already up so I just put the focus point on the bee and got 2 shots before he flew off.  I was had my camera bag with me while I was waiting for my wife to finish an appointment and walked over to a local park that had lots of flowers. We’re visiting family in Michigan so it’s cool and the insects are slower in the cool morning. 

Thanks for noticing my photo. 

Regards,

LZ