Insect Pix

Photographing insects as they go about their business is a challenge, but not hard if you have a good camera and a quality macro lens that allows you to focus on really small stuff.  Bees are particularly fun to chase with a camera.

The easiest way, most of the time, is to set the lens to manual focus, then focus on a flower or whatever the insect is on then make fine adjustments to focus by moving your body slightly, then clicking the shutter when the critter is in focus. Shutter speed needs to be high enough to stop the insect's motion.  A two-fiftieth (1/250)  of a second usually is enough, but faster is even better if there is enough light.