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Flower Full of Bees
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Flower Full of Bees

by Richard Teller

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted December 19, 2010111 views4 comments
This image was taken near Hyder, AK at the wildlife viewing platform. When the Salmon are running this is a good place to see grizzlies. But it is also a great place to bird. While we were there we saw several different birds, one grizzly, and a mink. I also saw this flower full of bees. I don't think I have seen so many bees on one flower before.

Canon 30D
Sigma 17-70
Aperture Priority
Shutter 1/125
Aperture f16
ISO 800
70mm
Cropped to 80% of original

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Barbara Graham on December 19, 2010 at 1:32 PM
Wow, I've never seen that, either. Great clarity and detail. :toast:
Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments
Comment posted by Krunal Janani on December 20, 2010 at 12:16 AM
Wow amazing moment caught Richard, i too have never seen anything like this :smile:
maybe u can highlight the shadows by a bit on the bees to bring out more details :wavey:
Registered on September 16, 2010, 60 Posts, 1370 Comments
Comment posted by Sindy Burk on December 21, 2010 at 1:28 PM
Hi Richard, I think this picture would have benefit of a less busy background, have you tried a colored card? I noticed in a lot of your macro pics that the background is distracting.
Glad you had a great day out.

Registered on October 28, 2010, 29 Posts, 44 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Moats on December 23, 2010 at 1:00 PM
Hey Richard, very cool find, nice details.
Registered on October 20, 2004, 892 Posts, 6324 Comments