The Lotus and the Bee

Gallery: FloraPosted November 30, 201289 views7 comments

This photo was from one of my first photography trips.
Taken with CanonT1i, Canon 70-300 f/4-5.6 IS at 70mm
1/1000s f/4 ISO 100

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on November 30, 2012 at 6:57 PM

Nicely done, and good job of catching the bee in flight. The black BG does a good job of giving a "pop" to the flower (which, BTW, isn't a lily; I believe it's a lotus).

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on November 30, 2012 at 9:46 PM

A stunning image with our without the bee. The flower is a lotus. Like the mid-flight stop action as well.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on November 30, 2012 at 10:06 PM

Great capture, Evan.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on December 1, 2012 at 6:59 AM

Evan ...the flower pops up against the BG ..and the bee is a good addition ...catching it in flight ...well done

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Evan Olson on December 1, 2012 at 4:41 PM

Thanks for the catch on the flower!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on December 1, 2012 at 11:25 PM

Evan: Great capture of the moment and wonderful backlighting on the lotus. Superbly crafted image.>=))>

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on December 3, 2012 at 9:31 PM

Hi Evan

You captured the details and color of this Lotus perfectly. very well done

Albert Darmo

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