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Pink Wake

by Howard Cheek

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted January 26, 2012299 views9 comments
Honey bee with a wash of pink in its wake..
No readily available shooting data, sorry for this.
Sigma 150mm laying on the ground handheld.

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on January 26, 2012 at 2:41 PM
Super neat shot! I love it! The bee is sharp, and parts of the flower....I like the oof flowers in the background as well!
Registered on December 13, 2011, 216 Posts, 1671 Comments
Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on January 26, 2012 at 3:51 PM
Excellent shot, Howard- Nailing a bee in flight is always a tough task, and the flower on the foreground together with the OOF on the BG give a strong 3d feel to the image- Very well done, Fabio
Registered on December 3, 2010, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Caldwell on January 26, 2012 at 6:49 PM
Very cool shot--I like the way the pink flowers kind of lead your eye to the bee.
Registered on October 10, 2011, 62 Posts, 508 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on January 26, 2012 at 8:45 PM
Howard, kudos on the excellent capture of the honeybee in flight, particularly head on. Really good detail in the bee. Not an easy capture for sure. The flowers are beautiful icing on the cake. :toast:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Barbara Graham on January 26, 2012 at 9:09 PM
I'm so glad you posted a larger version so that we could see this bee up close. Really nice shot. I really like the change in focus from the bee to the first flower through the other flowers.
Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on January 26, 2012 at 9:59 PM
Like this a lot Howard. :jump:
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on January 28, 2012 at 10:56 AM
Great image, Howard! I like the comp a lot and the bee is beautifully captured! :toast:
Registered on March 16, 2006, 419 Posts, 2076 Comments
Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on January 29, 2012 at 7:48 PM
Very cool shot. Capturing a bee in flight is already a feat. In addition, this photo has has excellent composition and sharpness.
Registered on March 6, 2011, 95 Posts, 847 Comments
Comment posted by Ray Whitt on January 29, 2012 at 7:52 PM
This is amazing Howard, love the fading flowers in the background. Composition is excellent.

Ray
Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments