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Bon Appetit
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Bon Appetit

by Vic Harris

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted February 16, 20061,989 views13 comments
Bumble Bee,
Photographed last summer at the Chicago Botanical Garden, Glencoe, Illinois

Nikon D2x, Nikkor 200mm micro
ISO 100, f/4.5 @ 1/250s

Comments

13 comments
Comment posted by Juza on February 16, 2006 at 10:46 AM
Very fresh photo Vic,
I like the colors and the clean BG :cool:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 374 Posts, 10466 Comments
Comment posted by David Stokely on February 16, 2006 at 12:22 PM
Very lovely. Wonderful colors and detail.
Registered on February 3, 2006, 71 Posts, 313 Comments
Comment posted by Nikos Kanellopoulo on February 16, 2006 at 2:58 PM
Nice colors! I also like the BG.
Did you use a flash?
Registered on January 2, 2005, 13 Posts, 30 Comments
Comment posted by Vic Harris on February 16, 2006 at 5:15 PM
Thanks everyone for your comments. Nick, no flash used as the lighting was very favorable that day. :smile:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 295 Posts, 2830 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Bachofer on February 16, 2006 at 5:28 PM
Great capture. :toast:
Registered on August 1, 2005, 32 Posts, 142 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Moats on February 16, 2006 at 7:34 PM
Hey Vic, AWESOME color, great comp and details. :toast:
Registered on October 20, 2004, 892 Posts, 6324 Comments
Comment posted by George Hall, Jr on February 16, 2006 at 8:32 PM
Beautiful!! :toast: Great colors and OOF BG. Well captured.
Registered on July 11, 2004, 283 Posts, 2395 Comments
Comment posted by David W. Kelly on February 17, 2006 at 2:04 PM
Vic this is really a great photo.

Dave Kelly :toast:
Registered on October 7, 2005, 883 Posts, 6590 Comments
Comment posted by William Brozy on February 18, 2006 at 11:54 AM
Let me add my kudos to this as well Vic - the texture and reflection on her head is perfect!!!! My only nit and it's a tiny one - is the nipped flower on the top/right.
Registered on November 9, 2003, 559 Posts, 2929 Comments
Comment posted by Tim Goodspeed on February 18, 2006 at 12:03 PM
Vic, great capture. Beautiful color, detail and composition. A definate winner. :toast: :toast:
Registered on December 19, 2005, 75 Posts, 382 Comments
Comment posted by Mack Barham on February 18, 2006 at 8:34 PM
Nice one! :toast:
Registered on August 12, 2005, 537 Posts, 1107 Comments
Comment posted by Doug Benner on February 22, 2006 at 6:07 AM
Very pleasing colors. congrats.
Registered on December 8, 2003, 482 Posts, 1868 Comments
Comment posted by David Kjaer on February 23, 2006 at 12:01 PM
Hi Vic

Love the colours and detail!

David :toast: :toast: :toast:
Registered on January 4, 2006, 128 Posts, 4170 Comments