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Hung Over
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Hung Over

by Gary Minish

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted January 1, 201898 views4 comments
This bee was working the flowers in this field and I was trying to follow it with my 70-200 lens that I had mounted on the camer for wildlife photos.  It landed on this one very small flower which drooped over under it's weight until the bee was upside down.  It kept on collecting until the harvest was complete though.

Sony a6500, SEL70200G @ 200mm, ISO-100, f/4.0, 1/2000, hand held.
 

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Yun Gao on January 3, 2018 at 12:18 AM
Gary, excellent detail in the bee. I like the upside down pose and the environment.
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 3, 2018 at 11:12 AM
Quite the "nose dive" here, Gary.  A fine take on this bee's pollen gathering that's also good for a chuckle. 
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Ed Williams on January 8, 2018 at 5:46 PM
Beautiful detail in the bee hairs and the stamens of its flower Gary. I really like the clean bright colors of this one also. Nice work.
Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 23, 2018 at 5:18 PM
The upside down bee is eye-grabbing, Gary. I believe I would clone out the 3 partials on the RS and LRC.
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments