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Honing bee


Honing bee
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Copyright: marie christine guegan (mariki) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1060 W: 61 N: 2306] (9467)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-04-12
Categories: Insects
Camera: Samsung digimax D103
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/125 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Hymenoptera [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-04-23 4:25
Viewed: 698
Points: 44
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French]
Apis mellifera

The western honey bee or European honey bee is a species of honey bee.

In the temperate zone, honey bees survive winter as a colony, and the queen begins egg laying in mid to late winter, to prepare for spring. This is most likely triggered by longer day lenght. She is the only fertile female, and deposits all the eggs from which the other bees are produced. Ecept a brief mating period when she may make several flights to mate with drones, or is she leaves in later life with a swarm to establish a new colony, the queen rarely leaves the hive after the larvae have become full grown bees. The queen deposits each egg in a cell prepared by the worker bees. The egg hatches into a small larva which is fed by nurse bees (worker bees who maintain the interior of the colony). After about a week, the larva is sealed up in its cell by the nurse bees and begins the pupal stage. After another week, it will emerge an adult bee.

(source wikipedia)

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Your macros are getting better and better, Marie. Well done in this sharp and crisp image of a honey bee.
The subject contrasts very well with the white flowers.
A well-composed nice looking shot.
TFS.
Ram

Hello Martie,
Spelendid macro shot my friend!
TFS.
Bayram

Hi Mariki,you get better every shot, this is really excellent, colours, detail and composition. TFS and well done. regards h

Hi Marie, this is another excellent macro from you, and this time it's a real bee, instead of a syrphid, pretending. Excellent depth of field on this lady, with great detail and colour displayed. This type is darker than the ones I'm used to.

Thanks, John

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  • Maite Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1007 W: 64 N: 1266] (5195)
  • [2008-04-23 7:37]

Hello Marie Christine
What a splendid close-up of this labouring bee! It has good and beautiful details. Excellent framing and composition.
My compliments and best regards
Maite

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2008-04-23 9:21]

Salut Marie,mes compliments,toujours plus pres de l'insect et toujours une perfection absolue,tres interessants aussi les notes,mes compliments,Luciano

Hello Mariki
I never cease to be amazed at your skill in macro work..I have an Slr and a macro lense and I have never got close to a capture as proffesional as this...The details and the setting are superb...Your use of light is also amazing.
All the Best
Paul

Hallo Marie,

Ook deze staat er weer duidelijk op.
Goed van scherpte en detail.
Compositie opzich is wat minder maar denk dat het bij jou meer om de determinatie gaat.

Gert

Ciao Marie,
mi dispiace di avere poco tempo per gli amici di TN.
Complimenti per questa magnifica foto d'ape, perfettamente realizzata.
A presto (spero).
Marcello

Bonsoir Marie Christine
la photo précedente est très belle, mais celle ci aussi
Je vois que les abeilles travaillent bien pour nous donner leur Miel.
Les détails sont vraiment très bien rendus
merci
Laurent

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1110 W: 5 N: 3457] (12761)
  • [2008-04-23 19:03]

Hola Marie.
Better Macros evey time, as I told You before The last is better than other one.
Great sharpness. lovly colors on Bee and Flower
The note is very ineresting to.
TFS My friend.
Luis52.

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 1 N: 5208] (17609)
  • [2008-04-23 19:07]

Hello Marie,
Simply superb image with outstanding camera work throughout. Great work Marie, thank you for sharing.
Rick

Hi Mariki,

A really nice shot of this bee on a flower, I like seeing it going about its daily routine. Another keeper from you!

Thanks,
John

Hi Marie, splendid macro of lovely bee with perfect focus, wonderful details and excellent sharpness, very well done, BRAVA!, ciao Silvio

Bellissima macro, molto bella la composizione con l'ape che sembra farsi largo in questo mare di piccoli fiori e le foglie che danno movimento creando una successione di piani, eccellenti i dettagli e molto belli i colori. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

Hello Marie Chistine,
You had done very well here in this super macro!
the exposure and focus is spot on with great details and beautiful colour in the shot!
many thanks for the sharing
greeting from NZ
Tony

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  • demeve Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 604 W: 11 N: 1631] (5995)
  • [2008-04-24 22:46]

Hello Marie,

Very nice close up, beautiful picture. Great colors and luminosity, you also composed very well.. Well done

Everton

Hi Marie!

Perfect sharpness that shows all details of the honey bee from front to back side! Even the flower is in dof. Very good capture, TFS!

Best regards,
Andor

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  • izler Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 1399 W: 3 N: 30] (504)
  • [2008-04-28 5:03]

hello marie
wonderful macro
composition, POV, DOF, light, colours, sharpness and details are great
TFS
regards
izler

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-04-29 8:31]

Hello Marie Christine

Excellent focus with wonderful clarity and detail.
Very good texture and sharpness.
The POV and DOF are well done.
The colours are well saturated.
TFS


Rob

Hi Marie Christine,
this is a very nice macro picture, the image is sharp and the colours are natural, it is a beautiful picture, brava
kind regards
franco

Hallo Mariki
A stunning and vibrant close up of this Honing bee. This is an absolute striking portrait. Excellent! You have captured this bee well and the detail is remarkable. I like the shiny body, the big eyes and the fluffy hair on the upper part of its body. It looks a lot like a fur coat. The flowers with its “Granny Smith apple appearance " inside is an eye catcher. This was a real pleasure to look at this image. Thanks for sharing and well done.
Kind regards
Anna

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