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Wild Bee Hive

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted November 25, 2011181 views3 comments

This image shows a very recent close-up (from a long distance) of a portion of a very large bee hive located in a tree on the campus of the University of Toronto in Mississauga. I used my 560 mm lens and the bees were far enough away from me that I thought that they were leaves until I saw the image on my computer. I've never before seen such a nest. It was quite a surprise: I expected a wild bee hive to resemble a wasp nest. Also, it has been down to freezing temperatures around here at night these days. These bees must be pretty hardy!

There was so much structure in this image and not that much interesting color that I decided to convert it to B&W using Silver Efex Pro 2.

All comments most welcome.

1D Mark IV, 400 mm f/5.6, 1.4x TC, hand held: ISO 800, 1/640s, f/14, 0 EV.

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Esme' Fantozzi on November 26, 2011 at 3:36 AM

I love it: the B&W works well for me but what I like the most is the contrasting textures bee hive, wood branch and background, and the curves in the beehive.Thank you for sharing

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 26, 2011 at 10:21 AM

Very interesting shape & form Steve, I've never seen a hive quite like it.
Almost looks like one holey folded blanket ;-}
I think the silver efex works well to show good contrast, along with the textures and details I see.
Thanks for sharing this wonder

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on November 27, 2011 at 4:09 PM

Steve,
I've never seen a hive like this, very interesting image. Great detail, texture and b&w work.

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