Eye-to-Eye [Contest Finalists September 2012]
Uploaded: September 09, 2012 04:34:16
What is it about poppies and bees? They go absolutely mind-lost crazy tumbling over each other to get to the pollen around the center edges of the flower. Always a good show to watch! :)
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Exif: F Number: 2.8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/500 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 100.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 7D
Gord MacEachern September 09, 2012
Hi Val, stunning remarkable work as always!!! #1485389Tammy M. Anderson September 09, 2012
Excellent details and macro. Great colors. #10315118Jeff Robinson September 09, 2012
That is a real Texas showdown! Outstanding color and detail!! #10315177Ellen Hodges September 09, 2012
Jeff said it best! Fabulous in every way, Val!!! #10315250Dayna Cain September 09, 2012
I've been trying for some time now to get a photo of flowers and bees. Still no luck but this is fantastic! #10315336Julie Burnett September 09, 2012
As always, over the top gorgeous color and detail, Val!! #10315381Robert R. Goodman September 09, 2012
Hi Valarie,Absolutely beautiful my friend.Stunning capture!!! #10315444Kathy Salerni September 09, 2012
Gorgeous shot, Val! I can never get the bees with this much clarity and detail! Great job, my friend!! #10315610Emile Abbott September 09, 2012
Tres Amigos. Outstanding details, color and focus Val.Anita Hogue September 09, 2012
Just absolutely perfect, Val! Love that orange and details! #10315738Julianne Bradford September 09, 2012
Must "Bee" all that glorious color and poppy dust that attracts them Val:-)Carol L. Fowler September 09, 2012
A particularly delectable flower, I think! The skippers do the same around here. Too few flowers, so little time! #10316118Tammy Espino September 09, 2012
They are just little piggies!! :) A super capture, be careful not to get stung getting close to them! #10316155Val Feldman September 09, 2012
LOL, Tammy - piggies, for sure! Thanks everyone for the stop-by... thoroughly enjoyed your company! :) #10316213Douglas Pignet September 10, 2012
very nice capture with wonderful colors and comp...nicey done #10316441Ujjwal Mukherjee September 10, 2012
Gorgeous macro with great details,Val!! #10316538Ann H. Belus September 10, 2012
Amazing detail and gorgeous color, Val! #10316904Don Christiana September 10, 2012
WOW...Val, great image of a hard subject to really capture. The macro photo has it all, color, comp, and wonderful detail. #10316964Terry Cervi September 10, 2012
Hey, Ms.V! Looks like I've missed some beauties from you!! This is wonderful! I love how you've managed to capture 3 bees on that poppy! And the color and detail are fantastic too!! Superb work! #10317347Rona L. Schwarz September 10, 2012
WOW! Three bees on one flower, and all of them sharp with excellent detail and clarity, not to mention the vivid eye-popping color of the poppy! We've had almost no butterflies this year to speak of and so I have focused on bees - have found them much harder to shoot than I thought - they don't stay still for a moment! This is an amazing capture! #10317620Rony Sagy September 11, 2012
Your capture of the bee-party in a yellow poppy is just amazing. fantastic colors, dazzling clarity and a good story. #10318238Val Feldman September 11, 2012
Thanks so much everyone! Enjoy your day! #10318424Stephen Zacker September 12, 2012
What a macro. Like your title also :-) #10319352Antonio Amen September 12, 2012
Very good, well done. #10319466Nina Shields September 12, 2012
Val, it's a bee "Carousel"; great eye on your part, all captured with wonderful detailing; keep up the good work! #10319631Nadia Paul September 12, 2012
Bold and beautiful with bright and cheering colour (it's wet and windy today) - wonderful macro Val! #10320577JO ANN CLEVELAND September 14, 2012
Love this Val, really beautiful!jo ann c. #10322989
Val Feldman September 17, 2012
Thanks so much everyone! #10326519Joannie Bertucci September 19, 2012
My bet is one the third bee who is going to gather all the pollen while the other two duke it out! :-) Love the wonderful composition and the gorgeous virbrante colors Val! #10329378Reynaldo D. Reyes September 20, 2012
Who could resist such beauty and their sense of purpose is so admirable. It's a wonderful trait that we should all emulate. Great work here VAl. #10331125Heather Loewenhardt October 28, 2012
Such a wonderful closeup with great detail val. Congrats on this finalist image and good luck in the next round. #10388904Ujjwal Mukherjee October 29, 2012
Congratulations on yet another gorgeous Finalist,Val!! #10389120Nadia Paul October 29, 2012
Another gorgeous finalist - congrats Val! #10389346Julie Burnett October 29, 2012
What a great month for you, Val!! :) Congratulations yet again, and best of luck!! #10389715Robert R. Goodman October 29, 2012
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist my friend!!! #10389961Terry T. Ruvalcaba October 29, 2012
great macro, congrats on finalist! #10390153Don Christiana October 29, 2012
Congrats Val on your wonderful Finalist. #10390263Julianne Bradford October 29, 2012
And one more time!! Congratulations Val!! #10390369Phyllis A. Houghton October 29, 2012
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist #10390659Rona L. Schwarz October 29, 2012
I had a feeling we would see this one again, Val! Superb in every way! Hope to see it again with more GOLD! CONGRATULATIONS, my friend! #10390723Carol L. Fowler October 29, 2012
Beautiful! Great color and detail. Well deserved! #10391299Rony Sagy October 29, 2012
Congratulations Val on this spectacular finalist. I think that Rona is right. We are going to see it again. #10391353Dayna Cain October 29, 2012
Congrats Val!!! Incredible image and very deserving finalist! #10391357Kathy Salerni October 29, 2012
Woo Hoo! Another well deserved and gorgeous Finalist, Val! Good luck!! #10391686Nancy L. Green October 29, 2012
This is AWESOME Val, CONGRATULATIONS on this wonderful finalist, WTG!!! <>< #10391876Emile Abbott October 29, 2012
AND ANOTHER TEXAS CONGRATULATIONS ON ANOTHER WONDERFUL FINALIST. YOU ROCK GIRL. #10391993Nancyj E. Hovey October 29, 2012
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N STerry Cervi October 29, 2012
What a fantastic macro, Ms.V!! Congrats!! #10392268Tammy Espino October 29, 2012
Way to go, Val!! :) #10392856Thomas E. Hinds October 29, 2012
This is an incredible capture, Val, with detail, color, and the whole boat of adjectives that are realities! Love it! Congratulations again! #10393032Ann Coates October 29, 2012
This is a brilliant image Val, congratulations on your finalist. #10393569Carol Flisak November 02, 2012
Outstanding color and details... congrats on another beautiful finalist, Val! #10400774Mary Dimitriw November 03, 2012
Congrats on your triple play Val!! Outstanding! #10401905Merna L. Nobile November 13, 2012
Receiving an award from Better Photo is just like unwrapping a gift, the thrill is always the same! It is also exciting to be able to send my personal congratulations to each and every one of you and I look forward to seeing the gold though out the galleries. Merna #10417171Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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