This is the first Eastern Swallowtail I have seen this year and probably the first little bee of this kind too. Though not imaged here and I did not get good enough shots of them to post, I noticed that the Japanese beetle is a bit early this year in my neck of the woods, almost two months early.
EOS 20D
Manual mode, black and white conversion
1/250 sec. @ f/8 ISO 100
Canon EF-100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Canon 220EX ETTL Speedlite
PP: Photo Impact 6
(Image data the same for both)
Little Bee and Butterfly
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I like the composition of the first one. Everything looks very balanced with the flower, bee and the background. The bee stands out very much from everything else and the B&W works great. On a lighter note the butterfly looks like a skunk with wings because of the two hairy striped running down the body.
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Doug Breda
Doug Breda