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Almost Christmas?


Almost Christmas?
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Copyright: Bob Shannon (eqshannon) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2060 W: 195 N: 7326] (21899)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-07-21
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D50, Sigma 70-300mm
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-07-22 9:19
Viewed: 481
Points: 40
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I titled this because it looks like it is on a highly decorated Christmas Tree! This is a common bumblebee. I was lucky to catch him on his rounds of work or play, whichever, in the large flower fields we call Cheney Public Gardens. CPG is quite a place for flying insects and creepy crawly ones as well. This is my first real nice and interesting in-flight with colours so saturated. It has an almost carnival atmosphere to it...I think I might have even impressed myself...but I owe much of it to all of my good friends here on Trek nature, whose hearts are big and whose minds are open to knowing that old guys like me can learn so you can too! What a wonderful world full of nature we have here..on earth and in sharing on Trek Nature...
Nikon D50
70mm Nikkor
ISO 800
Hand Held
..no further

pierrefonds, c_rapp, fartash, uleko, sranjan, oscarromulus, Silke, Royaldevon, ramthakur, CeltickRanger, Jamesp, Luis52, MMM has marked this note useful
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  • lawbert Gold Star Critiquer [C: 333 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-07-22 9:23]

Hello Bob
Just marking for now
Paul

dear bob,

By looking at the work of your friends from India you too have used the colors so well in this beautiful picture. the flying bee has been captured with good sharpness, the decorations on the surroundings look nice,

tfs & regards
pankaj

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1107 W: 6 N: 3063] (11326)
  • [2008-07-22 9:40]

Hi Bob,your fantasy is incredible,another different pic and a really masterwork,a great show of colors of nature,you have raison about the title,it seem a Xmas postcard,very very great,my best compliments and have a nice day,Luciano

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2585 W: 170 N: 7879] (24911)
  • [2008-07-22 10:14]
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Hello Bob,
Great focus on this little Bumble Bee buzzing about among the beautiful red flowers! I like the sharpness and its nice fur coat. Nice composition too although I would have cropped it a bit more on the right.
TFS and kind regards, Ulla

Hi Bob, splendid colorful composition with fantastic flyng bumblebee, that's wonderful my friend, very well done, ciao Silvio

Dear Bob
Very intersting scne you captured,
Perfect colors,composition and POV.Welldone my friend.

Regards
Fartash

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 787 W: 0 N: 1581] (7260)
  • [2008-07-22 11:26]

Hi Bob
Beautiful composition.Colors are outstanding.Good POV and evry sharp image.
TFS Michel

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1357 W: 72 N: 2886] (9535)
  • [2008-07-22 11:38]

Hello Bob,
Wonderful colourcombination. The blue flowers in the BG give this photo an excellent DOF. Very good sharpness and details. Great composition.
For me this is summer!
Regards,
Peter

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1026 W: 5 N: 2888] (10447)
  • [2008-07-22 14:16]

Hola Sr. Bob.
Lovely colors in this photo, great detail on the Bumblebee. Nikon is working eh?
Luis52.

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1305 W: 0 N: 5107] (15234)
  • [2008-07-22 14:34]

Hi Bob

A riot of colours - strange how nature can get away with colour combinations like this. Lovely capture of the bee too.
James

hello Bob

what a wonderful colours of nature, we have all tone
of nature colours in your image, fine POV & DOF,
excellent luminosity, sharpness and details of the image, TFS

Asbed

THANK YOU BOB, THIS LOOKS GREAT! :)
HOWARD

Besides freezing the Bumblebee in mid-flight, you have also got within your frame a kind of "mood" that is essentially cheery, Bob. The invocation of Christmas-like ambience is quite strong and I love it.
Keep on making forays into arenas beyond the usual and the unexpected and sharing your moments of joy with us through pictures such as this one.
Keep well.
Ram

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3464 W: 145 N: 5943] (17794)
  • [2008-07-23 0:45]

Are you sure that been is flying - looks like it's just hanging there, Bob. And yes, it does look like a Christmas scene. I do like the wing movement
TFS
JAnice

Bonjour,
Jolis couleurs et belles teintes.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

Hello Bob,

I can see why you compared it to a Christmas scene! It could also be compared to an Olympic scene as the bee appears to be leaping from one flower to the next.
A nicely detailed shot, my friend.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 753 W: 108 N: 1729] (5398)
  • [2008-07-24 5:40]
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the colours in this really are very Christmassy!
This is one of your best, Bob!
Superb colours, details and amazing sharpness with your little bee just perfect! (what speed were you suing?)
TFS
silke

Hi Bob,
This is truely AMAZING.
Congratulations,
Mario.

Hello Bob,
Excellent macro photograph by you. The flying bumblebee with motion blurr of the wings has been captured with superb sharpness. The background goes well with Christmas colors. TFS.
Regards-Subhash

Cool capture great colors and details. Beautiful TFS
Christan

Hi Bob,

A nice close-up image of the bumble bee moving slowly between the flowers. The insect is nicely frame by the flowers. The details and colors of the insect are clear and sharp. The light is enhancing the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

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