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A spring Lunch
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A spring Lunch

by Ester van Dam

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted March 11, 201393 views3 comments
Last week was the first warm week in ages. All the springflowers opened and the bumble bees appeared from their shelters. This one was particulairy enthousiastic ; )
macro 50mm
Shutter Speed 1/80 sec
Aperture f/6.3
ISO/Film 400

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on March 11, 2013 at 8:49 PM
Ester:
What a cute picture with the bee peppered with pollen grains. :toast:
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on March 11, 2013 at 9:08 PM
Excellent, Ester. I like the comp with the angled view of the bee covered with polen. The rest of the image provides a colorful bg, and the head and upper part of the bee is super sharp. A first rate bee image. :toast:
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 14, 2013 at 7:04 PM
It's so covered in pollen that I would never have guessed that it's a bee without your telling me. What a neat observation as well as an interesting picture.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments