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Hard worker
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Copyright: Mircea Costina (mirceax) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 233 W: 57 N: 1281] (5687)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-24
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 40D, Sigma EF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 APO DG Macro
Exposure: f/13.0, 1/250 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-06-24 12:04
Viewed: 330
Points: 16
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is a species of honey bee. The genus Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera comes from the Latin meli- "honey" and ferre "to bear" — hence the scientific name means "honey-bearing bee". The name was coined in 1758 by Carolus Linnaeus who, realizing that the bees do not bear honey, but nectar, tried later to correct it to Apis mellifica ("honey-making bee") in a subsequent publication. However, according to the rules of synonymy in zoological nomenclature, the older name has precedence. Some people who are unaware of this still use the incorrect subsequent spelling. As of October 28, 2006, the Honey Bee Genome Sequencing Consortium fully sequenced and analyzed the genome of Apis mellifera.

In 2007 media attention focused on Colony Collapse Disorder, a decline in Western honey bee colonies in a minority of regions of North America.

http://en.wikipedia.org
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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1875 W: 2 N: 5064] (19360)
  • [2008-06-24 12:07]

Hi Mircea. This is a very good close up of the Bee inflight. You have a good shot for 1/250 . You have used the lens to its best. Good detail and colours against the green BG. well done TFS.
Nick..

Hi Mircea.
I totally agree with Nick. Very well done. Bravo and TFS.

Greetings
Fevzi

  • Great 
  • hains (392)
  • [2008-06-24 16:34]

Wonderful macro shot. Great details and colours.

Mario

Hi Mircea,

SUPERB in-flight shot
Compo, BG, POV and sharpness are PERFECT

TFS Thijs

WOW!Mircea
This guy looks like he means business!
Excellent macro!
Goldy

Hi Mircea
Really nice action shot captured with good details.
TFS
Ralf

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  • Nilson Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 347 W: 0 N: 281] (2170)
  • [2008-06-25 11:29]

Ola Mircea
Lindafoto, você conseguiu fazerr uma façanha em capturar esta abelha em pleno vooÔ , E MELHOR COM SUAS BOLSAS CHEIAS DE NECTAR. a nitidez esta excelnte e a luminosidade perfeita.
Parabens
Nilson

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1559 W: 233 N: 5222] (18351)
  • [2008-06-26 8:32]

Awesome in-flight shot of this Bee!!
This must have been very hard to focus yet you succeeded very well!
Superb pose and composition.
Great use of flash.

Very well done!

Joe

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