Here's an attempt at free hand shot of a branch hive from a swarm or an abscond from earlier this spring. 12x optical 4x digital...
(http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/2545/p1020022cs5.th.jpg) (http://img214.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1020022cs5.jpg)
I'm going to try with a tripod next. If the owners decide to cut the tree down I'm going to try and get that branch.