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Another Honey B Fireweed
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Another Honey B Fireweed

by Marylynne Diggs

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted September 22, 2013102 views7 comments
I pulled the last of the fireweed out before its spores could spread to the neighbor's perfect mulch. Last honey bee fireweed shot of the season, I'm afraid, unless I dig up one I shouldn't have passed over in the files.

7D with 100mm macro
ISO 200, f/5.6, 1/1000s
handheld

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on September 22, 2013 at 9:06 PM
Another good one, Marylynne. Nice light and Excellent detail in the bee. No nits from me. :toast:
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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on September 23, 2013 at 12:14 PM
Very nice and typical pose of the bee, Marylynne, with some fine detail. Good composition and lighting make for a lovely image.
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 23, 2013 at 8:05 PM
Beautiful, Marylynne. Superb light on the bee and detail and I like the composition.

:toast:
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Comment posted by John Tobias on September 26, 2013 at 7:47 AM
Great color and details :smile: Good skills to get this image HH. Thanks for sharing.
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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on September 26, 2013 at 1:40 PM
Top notch colors, action and clarity :toast: I might have cropped a tiny bit more at the top, as the angle of the action brings my eye downward. But, this is not a nit. just personal "space". This is a beauty as it is! :toast:
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Comment posted by Marylynne Diggs on September 27, 2013 at 9:46 AM
Thanks everyone. Crop off the top is a good call. Thanks!
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 10, 2013 at 8:57 AM
Nice light, details, color, love the way the bee straddles the fire weed flower stamen too.
Great contrasting BG, well done Marylynne :toast:
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