Close up of a little bee

salden · Post by **salden** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 8:27 am

Again, not the perfect image, some blown highlights and overexposure in some areas. I concentrated more on the bee than his surroundings for this image.

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 2:34 pm

Whoa! I dunno Sue. Really looks great to me! Good on ya!

Gordon C. Snelling · Post by **Gordon C. Snelling** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 8:39 pm

Wow I sure cant complain. nice one

Mike B in OKlahoma · Post by **Mike B in OKlahoma** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 9:13 pm

Glare is an "occupational hazard" of shooting insects with this sort of wing. Looks good to me.

salden · Post by **salden** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 4:25 am

Thanks for the comments. This guy held still for a long time, even with the lense in his face

, but he soon had enough and attacked my lens. The lens did not suffer for long

I took off running. I am allergic to these things, but I wanted that picture...

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 6:47 am

A lot of interesting things to look at in this photo Sue. The eyes and the fuzzy head make him kinda cute.

Gordon C. Snelling · Post by **Gordon C. Snelling** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 7:23 am

Sue the bee is a male, no sting involved with this guy. Probably a male Mellissodes. Nice shot as they are often very skittish bees.

salden · Post by **salden** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 7:33 am

Gordon C. Snelling wrote:Sue the bee is a male, no sting involved with this guy. Probably a male Mellissodes. Nice shot as they are often very skittish bees.

That is good to know...