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Pollen Pick-up
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Pollen Pick-up

by scott lanz

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted August 28, 2014213 views10 comments
A honey bee makes a pollen stop at a dahlia bed. Fellows Riverside Gardens, Youngstown. D600, 150 macro, single image, f6.3, 1/1600, iso 800. Tripod. Bright overcast light. Slight crop from full frame. Comments, suggestions, and questions welcome. :wavey:

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10 comments
Comment posted by Bob/Charly Nelson on August 28, 2014 at 8:28 AM
What a killer shot Scott. Very nice.
Bob & Charly :wavey:
Registered on January 29, 2014, 35 Posts, 398 Comments
Comment posted by gary phillips on August 28, 2014 at 10:18 PM
Very nice, Scott. I really like how you caught this bee just before touchdown. Interesting haw this dahlia grew almost perpendicular to the ground.
Registered on October 24, 2013, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 28, 2014 at 11:15 PM
Excellent, in-flight catch, Scott, without a flash. That bee is sure loaded but clearly looking for more. You caught it at just the right moment with a fine background. I also like the comp. with a good amount of negative space.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on August 29, 2014 at 5:44 AM
Just gorgeous, Scott ! I love this kind of shot with its sense of depth and the insect caught small in its approach to the flower. Excellent capture of the bee in flight too.
Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on August 29, 2014 at 7:47 AM
Nice colorful BG, sharp detail & great light Scott.
Reminds me of our flower garden, before the Texas summer heat started burning everything up:frown:
Well done!:toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on August 29, 2014 at 9:29 AM
Howard, you can send some of that Texas heat this way. We've had one of the mildest summers on record. So far, only 9 days this summer hit 85 degrees and we've yet to reach 90. :eek: Most summers, we'll get 85 nine days in a row at some point and at least a few days in the 90's. My AC budget doesn't mind, but the swimmers, boaters, waterparks, and pool stores (one of which just laid off my son) are not happy. :frown: Oh, and the dahlias are only 1/2 the usual size this time of year.
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 31, 2014 at 3:03 PM
Hi Scott :wavey: Here in Canada the weather is finally just right :eek: :jump: :eek: lets hope the nice weather comes your way :cool: :smile: :smile: To me, the dahlia is saying "i dare you" to the bee, and the bee is thinking about it, funny how we can imagine things we see. :smile: :biggrin: love the colors and detail here :toast:


Albert Darmo

Canada
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 31, 2014 at 5:05 PM
Scott, - Great action captured. I love the pollen sacs on the legs of the Bee visible so nicely.

As an aside, due to improper storage by an employee at the Gardens, no Dahlias this year for me unless I get to travel to Chicago again. It will be about 2 years for the Gardens to have access to more bulbs through Dahlia Society.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 1, 2014 at 6:51 AM
Scott:

Great freeze action shot - there seems to be some communion between bee and the flower.
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Soubhik Patranabis on September 2, 2014 at 12:06 PM
Perfect !! :toast:
Registered on January 25, 2010, 54 Posts, 610 Comments