Wingstem with Bumblebee

Gallery: FloraPosted September 9, 2015152 views6 comments

I found a single wingstem plant blooming in the prairie area by my honeybee hives. The bumblebee was a bonus.It was pretty windy and the background elements were fairly close to the subject so I used f8 , but woyld have preferred f13. K5 IIs 600mm f5.6 + 1.4 TC (1/500sec at f8.0, ISO 500) crop for comp, Topaz Detail.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 9, 2015 at 10:22 PM

Excellent work, Jim. F/8 was good a plenty and the background is to die for! devil

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 10, 2015 at 9:23 AM

Really like this Jim.. Great job on the detail/DOF and BG.

Nice light, colors, and the bumble bee takes it over the top! devil

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on September 10, 2015 at 10:26 AM

This has excellent details and a beautiful bg. I also like the lighting and colors. Very nice, Jim!

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on September 10, 2015 at 7:15 PM

Wonderful bg. A bee is always a bonus in my book. The lighting is excellent and those blooms are quite interesting. All adds up to a very pleasing image. Nicely done

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on September 13, 2015 at 12:56 PM

Excellent Jim,
Oh Boy - What a Beautiful Background and very complimentary to the Subject.
Fine detail, very pleasing colors and a Bee on top, who could ask for anything more?

Well done . . . devil

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 13, 2015 at 6:06 PM

Jim: Looks pretty darn good to me. Excellent mastery of your long lens. I especially like the BG. 2 thumbs up! >=))>

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