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SiestaPosted by MaryB (Staffordshire, United Kingdom) on 21 August 2007 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio. Caught this bee having a nap on one of my flowers :) ............................................................................................................
Comments (36)
@Saed: Thank you Saed, your comments are very kind :) ColNed Pictures from Amersfoort, NetherlandsPerfect macro shot.. amazing details. 21 Aug 2007 7:25am @ColNed Pictures: I always appreciate your kind comments ColNed thank you :) tyan from Singaporewow you have pretty flowers,Mary!I can see why the bee chose to snooze there!:) 21 Aug 2007 7:29am @tyan: Thank you tyan, our garden is in need of lots of hard work on it atm, but I put these in a window box outside the kitchen window, it's nice to see the bees and butterfiles around the flowers, while I'm working in the kitchen :) @R: Awww! thank you Robert, your very kind :) @Balpa: Thank you very much for your kind comments Balpa :) Lorraine from CanadaThis is my absolute favourite, gosh I can feel and hear it without the 'ahhhhhh' factor ;) Superb! 21 Aug 2007 9:07am @Lorraine: Awww! Cheers Lorraine, this is one of my faves too! got this one on the wall :) Bron from Canberra, AustraliaWonderful Mary! You said you screw a macro lens onto your Panasonic - would you mind telling me which one (I'm researching one to buy for my fz30 but am not confident about which?) 21 Aug 2007 10:21am @Bron: Cheers Bron,:) Wolfgang Prigge from Granby, CanadaI thought that yesterday's photo was the summum, but you managed to top it today! Incredible! 21 Aug 2007 10:35am @Wolfgang Prigge: Wolfgang! that is indeed a great compliment! thank you very much :) Vanessa from Kent, United KingdomYou can almost feel the softness of the bee, superb shot Mary. I love bee's because they ain't as menacing as wasps and bee's only sting when they feel need to. 21 Aug 2007 10:48am @Vanessa: Awww! thank you hun :) Evi from Athens, GreeceMy favourite yellow ones! You have been very lucky, great timing. 21 Aug 2007 10:50am @Evi: Thank you Evi :) I was very very lucky with this one! @Paulo: Thank you Paulo for this very lovely comment :) Viewfinder from Bradenton, United StatesThis is such a great and delicate closeup portrait of the bee doing its thing on the flower. You've captured every detail. This belongs in National Geographic. 21 Aug 2007 11:14am @Viewfinder: Wow! VF what a compliment thank you so very much:) you've made my day!.........well, actually my week, thank you again :D @Harald: Your very kind, thank you Harald :) Rebecca from Leicester, United KingdomOh Mary, this is a sumptuous FIESTA for our eyes! :) I keep staring at all that astonishing detail you've captured & can't stop gawping! :) lol 21 Aug 2007 12:03pm @Rebecca: Awww thank you Rebecca, you say the kindest things, I'm not the most confident person but your lovely comments have really helped me and encouraged me! thank you again :) @Jose: Thank you very much Jose :) @Kheoh Yee Wei: He was Kheoh Yee Wei! I thought he had died as he was so still, not bothering when I got really close to him with the camera, but he flew off after a 10 minute rest :) Dawn Sutherland from Phoenix, United StatesNow that is an amazing capture, right place at the right time! 21 Aug 2007 3:59pm @Dawn Sutherland: Thank you Dawn. :) I was really pleased that he had picked that flower to rest on and he was there for about 10mins, also it was in our window box so it was just at the right height too! @Rebel Streetshooter: :D thank you RS, your comment made me smile :) Fabien from Bucharest, RomaniaNice one, very nice colors. 6mm ? that was close :) 21 Aug 2007 4:40pm @Fabien: It was Fabien, he must have been sound asleep, he didn't seem to notice me at all, I thought he had died he was so very still, but he flew away after about 10 minutes! Anne from White Rock, BC Canada, CanadaOh! Mary! What a wonderful study of the bee! You've captured every fine detail - it looks soo furry! While I'm down below the picture typing I've kept going back up the screen to have another, and another look - but can't find anything else to say except what's already been said, except congratulations! 21 Aug 2007 4:51pm @Anne: Oh! thank you Anne, for your wonderful comment, it's most appreciated, :) @Manuela Photography: Your very kind Manuela, thank you :) @Nickyj: Cheers Nicky :) @Marina: Thank you Marina, for your kind comment and your visit :) Shahab from Qazvin, IranIncredible macro shot Mary!Such a super furry bee!Great work!!! 21 Aug 2007 9:15pm Walt from Scarborough, CanadaWonderful macro - good thing I've been working on my irrational fear of bees... :) 21 Aug 2007 11:49pm tengtan from Melbourne, AustraliaA fine macro indeed, clearly focused and brightly coloured. 22 Aug 2007 12:28am R from Nowhere and Everywhere, United StatesI am kind of a nomad , I move around alot ;) 22 Aug 2007 1:36am Rags from Plano, United StatesThis is a really nice shot! I love the way the bee looks on the flower 22 Aug 2007 1:40am Ling from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysiacheck out the awesome details 22 Aug 2007 4:28am Andrew Gould from Sydney, AustraliaWow! So well caught, such a good composition, and with beautiful colours, too. Excellent! 23 Aug 2007 1:09am Bron from Canberra, AustraliaThat would be fantastic if you could Mary. Cheers Bron 23 Aug 2007 8:00am |
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