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First taste of Spring


First taste of Spring
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Copyright: Alan Turvey (liquidsunshine) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2047 W: 113 N: 3421] (11488)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-03-28
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 300 D, Canon EF 100mm F2.8 Macro, Hoya UV - 58mm
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/200 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Bees, 40-49 Points (Chapter 4) [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-03-29 11:59
Viewed: 980
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Points: 44
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Here's another of my first macro attempts.
This was also taken on Coombe hill near Wendover. This is the highest point in the Chiltern hills. Overlooking Aylesbury Vale, and from one side the Chequers estate, occasional home to the PM.

Bee facts

Bees from the same hive visit about 225,000 flowers per day. One single bee usually visits between 50-1000 flowers a day, but can visit up to several thousand.
Queens will lay almost 2000 eggs a day at a rate of 5 or 6 a minute. Between 175,000-200,000 eggs are laid per year.
The average hive temperature is 93.5 degrees.
Beeswax production in most hives is about 1 1/2% to 2% of the total honey yield.
About 8 pounds of honey is eaten by bees to produce 1 pound of beeswax.
Honeybees are the only insects that produce food for humans.
Just a single hive contains approximately 40-45,000 bees!
During honey production periods, a bee's life span is about 6 weeks.
Honeybees visit about 2 million flowers to make one pound of honey.
A bee travels an average of 1600 round trips in order to produce one ounce of honey; up to 6 miles per trip. To produce 2 pounds of honey, bees travel a distance equal to 4 times around the earth.
Bees fly an average of 13-15 mph.

Notes from indianchild.com

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TAZ, sAner, Fisher, marhowie, carper, thistle, Ina, AndyB, PDP, Signal-Womb, red45, pompey, Phoki, Esox, Runnerduck, hummingbird24, Luc has marked this note useful
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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2385 W: 50 N: 3184] (10918)
  • [2005-03-29 12:06]

Belle macro pour cette abeille avec les petites fleurs ! Jolies couleurs et bonne netteté.
Well done !

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  • Fisher Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1540 W: 309 N: 2234] (8915)
  • [2005-03-29 12:49]

Excelent wortk, Alan. A beautiful composition with the bee in flight. Well done.

Mike

Alan, A well composed shot with great color and good details..I like the the fact that you've caught it at hover, as it feeds. Great title also. Well done.

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2165 W: 124 N: 2567] (8208)
  • [2005-03-29 13:10]

very nice macro shot Alan,
good capture in the flight, very good composition, great pof and a good dov, very good contrast and nice freesing bee, good job.
gr. Jaap

Very nice shot with great sunny atmosphere.
My father is a beekeeper (one of his hobbies), so I know quite much about these special animals. However its always nice to learn some more - I like your note very much.
Well done!

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  • Ina Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 118 W: 6 N: 102] (759)
  • [2005-03-29 13:49]

What a nice spring-photo... I like the colors and the composition ... Nice sharpnes on this bee... I love it's eyes... TFS...Ina...

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  • AndyB Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1592 W: 32 N: 1361] (3978)
  • [2005-03-29 14:06]

A very good macro.
Nice sharp detail,great colours and composition.
A nice capture,well done.

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2964 W: 366 N: 3848] (11755)
  • [2005-03-29 14:33]

Very nice bee on gorse, the colours are very good and I like the composition. Very nice details and great note. Well done Alan.

Great capture Alan with good composition, stunning colour and details. Very well done.

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2830 W: 75 N: 8025] (26863)
  • [2005-03-29 14:47]

Very good attempt Alan. I like yellow colours and sunlight. Nice composition and details. Very good post!

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  • pompey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 205 W: 4 N: 780] (2762)
  • [2005-03-29 16:38]

Great shot Alan, nice details, colours and POV.
Good note.
Thanks for sharing.

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3452 W: 144 N: 5902] (17486)
  • [2005-03-29 23:47]

Very good macro shot Alan of the bee in flight. The bee is nice and clear. I like your POV and the colours are great. Well done.

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  • Phoki Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 48 W: 0 N: 21] (284)
  • [2005-03-30 2:14]

Nice POV!Good notes and discriptions!

Hallo Alan!
Superb summer photo. I love full-of-light pictures. Just superb!

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1654 W: 79 N: 1456] (4742)
  • [2005-03-30 5:21]

Very good macro Alan. Colors are very nice and the details are clear enough. Composition is perfect, POV is too. I do think the picture is a bit 'hazy' if you get what I mean, focus seems a bit soft. TFS!

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  • Esox Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 287 W: 27 N: 352] (948)
  • [2005-03-30 12:30]

Beautiful composition for this one.
Sharp details and very sweet light.
Well done, Alan.

A fantastic macro, great detail. This is a really vibrant image. Great note.
Well done and thanks for sharing.

Good one Alan! Very clear details, wonderful color, and great note. I didn't know any of these facts before. Excellent composition, thankyou for sharing it with us.

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2058 W: 315 N: 4404] (14713)
  • [2005-03-30 20:08]

Personal assessment of the photo: great.
Good visual impact.
Aptness of the photo for the site: excellent.
Personal assessment of the note: great.
Thanks Alan.

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2306 W: 324 N: 4306] (16856)
  • [2005-03-31 11:11]

Alan, this is very nice. Great yellow shades and a very good composition.

Nice job.

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  • vero Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 59 W: 11 N: 16] (336)
  • [2005-03-31 14:17]

Waww! Quelle belle macro!
Le détail, la netteté, les couleurs,...
Tout est parfait!

I'm not sure what I like best, the bee or the flowers. I guess both are good. Nice macro. I think the flowers look like gorse. One of my favourite wild flowers. Remember then well when I lived in England.

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