A Bumblebee

[HansV]

Bumblebee.jpg

[stuck]

Did you get a buzz taking this photo?

[HansV]

Quietly...

[Rebel]

That's a beautiful picture. Nature is so amazing!

[HansV]

Thanks!

[stuck]

I assume you took this with your phone camera? The high quality makes me wonder why I lug my heavy DSLR around

Ken

[HansV]

Yes, I took it with my 4 year old Google Pixel 3a. I cropped the photo and reduced the size with RIOT; I didn't manipulate it otherwise.

[HansV]

I seldom use my digital (compact) camera anymore. The only disadvantage of the phone is that it doesn't have a powerful optical zoom.

[BobH]

Great photo and very beautifully cropped!

Thanks for sharing.

[stuck]

...The only disadvantage of the phone is that it doesn't have a powerful optical zoom.

Maybe not built-in but as this crop shows you can get the same end result with a simple edit on the image.

Ken

[HansV]

Sure. but for example, there is a stork nest not far from where I live. It is empty now, but each spring, it is occupied by a pair of storks, and when their eggs have hatched, a couple of storklings (is that a word? ).
The nest is high up on a cut-off tree trunk, and if I take picture with my phone, the nest is tiny. With my digital camera, however, I can take decent pictures of it, even without a tripod.

[Graeme]

Excellent focus. Lovely image.

Graeme

[RonH]

Yes, I took it with my 4 year old Google Pixel 3a. I cropped the photo and reduced the size with RIOT; I didn't manipulate it otherwise.

Great pic taken with a great phone. I am also a Pixel user.