The Pollinator

Gallery: FloraPosted April 2, 2014171 views12 comments

I realize this could be in Macro or Flora. Decided to post it in Flora. Hope that's OK with the Flora Mods.

Just a little fun at our local Biopark photographing Flowers and this bee decided to add to my composition! Thanks, Mr. Bee.

Canon 5D Mark III
100mm f/2.8 Macro
1/1600, f/2.8, ISO 200
MT-24EX Macro Twin Flash @ -1 1/3

Larger Version Included.

Thanks for your thoughts.

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Michael Cothran on April 2, 2014 at 10:45 PM

The colors really pop, and the bee is as sharp as it gets. BUT WHERE ARE ITS WINGS??

Registered on December 5, 2012, 31 Posts, 730 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on April 3, 2014 at 8:09 AM

Good question about the wings Mike. The flash should have picked them up a bit as this honeybee's wings are in motion. Worker bees are all female and represent the bulk of the population in a beehive. Drones are male bees and are larger in body size and have very large eyes which they use to find an available queen during mating flights.................Jim

Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on April 3, 2014 at 8:55 AM

BUT WHERE ARE ITS WINGS??

Beats me. I'm guessing in the 1/1600 of a second that I captured this, they were in a position that just isn't visible in the image. Wish they were visible.

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on April 3, 2014 at 10:27 AM

Very nice Keith. I love the colors of the poppy, and the bee is a very nice addition (or subject). Nicely done.

Nathan

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on April 3, 2014 at 9:00 PM

I love the flower, Keith. Beautiful light and subject, gorgeous colors, good choice of dof, nice bg, nice off center comp. The bee adds interest and is certainly well captured, but this one would be just as nice w/o the bee, IMO.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on April 3, 2014 at 9:37 PM

Fantastic detail in the bee. Amazing shot Keith! Well done!

Sanjay

Registered on April 9, 2013, 107 Posts, 725 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on April 3, 2014 at 10:48 PM

Hi Keith

Well composed with stunning colors :

the super sharp bee is like icing to the cake

Albert Darmo

Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 4, 2014 at 10:37 AM

Nice, Keith. I like the levitating bee as well. Talk about overcoming!

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on April 4, 2014 at 1:22 PM

Great eye candy colors

And the focus on the bee is perfect. guess, his wings were just so fast,they disappeared

Registered on May 23, 2009, 800 Posts, 2042 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on April 4, 2014 at 10:36 PM

The bee is airborne even! Just reading below about the wing concerns. I actually like Mr. B w/o visible wings. Just goes to show how fast they buzz. The hover maneuver is enough to suggest flight.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Bob/Charly Nelson on April 5, 2014 at 5:25 PM

Great comp and party crasher capture Keith. Well shown.
Bob

Registered on January 29, 2014, 35 Posts, 398 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on April 6, 2014 at 1:58 PM

Keith: We call these critters party crashers and what a crasher it is! Love what the DOF achieved with this capture. Keep posting here as much as you want with treats like this. >=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments