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Firewheel Sundance

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted June 24, 2011105 views6 comments

Honey Bees at the center of Gaillardia pulchella (Firewheel, Indian blanket, Indian Blanketflower, or Sundance), a short-lived perennial or annual flowering plant native to the central United States.
F/16, 1/400th, ISO 640, 1D M3, Sigma 150mm & fill with monopod for support.

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6 comments

Comment posted by Ron Pullen on June 25, 2011 at 11:16 AM

Bee- utiful Howard. Great color and detail for sure. Ron

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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on June 25, 2011 at 7:39 PM

I've always loved photographing this flower. But, the trio of bees makes this OUTSTANDING

And they are spaced just perfectly. How long did you have to wait for them to "get into Position"? This fits it great with your superb bird photographs. Well done!

The dark spot in the LR corner is the only thing that distracts me. I might lighten it a bit

You are much steadier with a monopod than I.......I had to give my away!

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on June 26, 2011 at 8:53 PM

Howard:
Bees doing the sundance. Wonderful. Love the rich colors in this image.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 26, 2011 at 9:09 PM

Thanx Gary, the bee thing was boring hey

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on June 27, 2011 at 10:39 AM

Beautiful color! Looks like this is a popular flower.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on June 30, 2011 at 9:35 PM

Thanks for the bad dreams Howard. Seriously though. Great detail and dof on all three bees.

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