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Sweet Nectar


Sweet Nectar
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Copyright: Dean Staples (Dando) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 643 W: 32 N: 790] (3052)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-07-28
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D50, Sigma 70-300mm APO DG MACRO
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-02-15 3:14
Viewed: 461
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Bumblebees (also spelled bumble bee, also known as humblebee) are flying insects of the genus Bombus in the family Apidae.

Bumblebees are social insects that are characterized by black and yellow body hairs, often in bands. However, some species have orange or red on their bodies, or may be entirely black[1]. Another obvious (but not unique) characteristic is the soft nature of that hair (long, branched setae), called pile, that covers their entire body, making them appear and feel fuzzy. They are best distinguished from similarly large, fuzzy bees by the form of the female hind leg, which is modified to form a corbicula; a shiny concave surface that is bare, but surrounded by a fringe of hairs used to transport pollen (in similar bees, the hind leg is completely hairy, and pollen grains are wedged into the hairs for transport).

Like their relatives the honey bees, bumblebees feed on nectar and gather pollen to feed their young.

Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumblebee

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Hello Dean! Wonderful lightness and sharpness. Excellent colors. Original capture. Fantastic take. Good luck!

Hi Dean,
This macro is very well composed with agreeable tones of colors and details. Colors of the background are beautiful too. I would have run the BG through Neat Image to get rid of this little noise we see but it remains a lovely capture :)! Thanks,
Claudine

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1836 W: 94 N: 2338] (8400)
  • [2008-02-15 10:04]

Hi Dean,
Long time no see! Colourful and warm photo. Excellent composition and pov.
TFS, José M.

Nicely done, good vibrant colour and a good subject.

Hello Dean,
Fantastic macro,superb sharpness and lovely vivid colors.very nice light and excellent details.
Angela

Hi Dean,

Great shot
Excellent compo and lovely colors
It,s always hard to get good focus on these busy bumblebees but you managed it well

TFS Thijs

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1330 W: 107 N: 4804] (21334)
  • [2008-02-17 8:03]

Hello Dean, very nice macro with great details and a very good composition. Very well done, thanks!

Mario

Hello Dean,
The capture of the bumblebee is impressive!
Very well done to be able to capture the body hairs sharp as I have the impression they vibrate in some way, hehehe...
A fine composition with a good feeling of depth, outstanding colours!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Hi Dean,
Excellent capture.
Details are great and I like the background very much.
The low POV shows what this chap is busy with.
I got one quite similar post, seems my model flew to the UK ;-)
TFS, Shir

ciao dean!
Excellent shot. Details are sharp. Colors,blurred BG and genaral quality of photo are perfect.Very well done!
Have a nice weekend...

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