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'Landing Party'

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted December 14, 2015613 views7 comments

"Sort of a second bite at the Apple" as so nicely phrased by the hard working Moderator of the Macro & CU Gallery, I submit this image as my "Take 2" offering.

"Landing Party' was first posted on 1/4/15 (back when we were only posting at 300kb file size, the good old days) and that posting can be seen HERE.

This is one of my favorite images and happened purely by chance. I was taking the image of the bee on the left when the second bee flew in as the shutter was clicking. 'Landing Party' also won top honors at the 2015 South Cobb Arts Alliance National Juried Art Show and was prominently featured as part of their Gallery Exhibition from January 20th till February 21st 2015. (You are correct, that will make any of your images one of your favorites)

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File name Ramy_4890_CF19
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Shooting Date/Time 10/18/2012 6:24:04 PM
Author Michael Ramy
Copyright Notice Rock Art Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/250
Av(Aperture Value) 9.0
Metering Mode Spot Metering
ISO Speed 400
Lens 10-24mm
Focal Length 24.0mm
Flash Type External Flash : Manual Flash
Flash Exposure Compensation 0
Flash Diffuser attached
65% of full frame, hand held and real close, with minimal cleaning up of the background.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on December 14, 2015 at 7:30 PM

As I commented when you posted this earlier, Mike, the remarkable accomplishment here was getting both bees, one of which is in flight, perfectly sharp, and with a winde angle lens. The image is perfectly balanced with the two flowers and bees well placed in the opposite power positions of the frame. Finally, expert use of flash/light. Thanks for sharing again, and congrats on the well deserved award. devil

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 15, 2015 at 10:34 PM

How cool, to get two big bumblebees at the same time on different flowers. This is excellent, MIke, with sharpness throughtout, great colors and a fine dark background. Your award was well deserved.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 16, 2015 at 1:23 PM

I can see why this has been so popular, Mike. A very nice diagonal composition with excellent lighting and detail even without the second bumblebee. An excellent image.

devil

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Huvelle on December 16, 2015 at 3:23 PM

Mike,

Since I have just joined this group, this is my first time seeing this wonderful photo. Besides the technical perfection, I love the happy industrious feel to it. It is so vibrant and active.

Sharon

Registered on December 7, 2015, 9 Posts, 9 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on December 17, 2015 at 10:42 PM

Hi Mike

Scott's comment echoed my thoughts perfectly.. congrats on the well deserved award..

Albert Darmo
Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Yun Gao on December 18, 2015 at 9:48 PM

Mike, Wonderful inflight catch with two sharp bees. The yellows flowers are also beautiful. Congrats on a difficult capture and the well deserved award!

Registered on September 11, 2012, 267 Posts, 1621 Comments

Comment posted by Elizabeth Holbrook on December 23, 2015 at 12:45 PM

This is a beautiful picture, Mike. You've captured the lighting brilliantly. Amazing detail.

Registered on May 6, 2015, 43 Posts, 221 Comments