Thank you Derek and Jeanette, I appreciate your comments.
Channelling David Attenborough, I returned to the aerial bee hive and tried shooting from a different angle to display the hive from a more side-on aspect. Undergrowth, foliage and steep gradients limit the potential shooting sites, but this one provided some nice, early morning illumination.
I’ve included a Canon G11 28mm wide angle shot to show the overall setting, along with a 400mm full-hive shot and a full res crop from using the Canon x2 EF II converter, giving an effective focal length of 800mm at F11 (manual focus only).
If only I had the Canon 1200mm F5.6L – now that would be nice!
Cheers
Dennis