Uploaded: May 28, 2006 06:15:36
I caught this tiny sweat bee hovering over the flower of a flax plant in my flower garden yesterday morning. To give you an idea of how small these little bees are, the flower itself is about an inch across. The sweat bee is less than a 1/4 inch from head to beehind! Sigma 50mm f2.8 EX DG macro lens. Sunlight, hand held, manual focus, flash assist from Canon 580EX flash unit. f8; ISO 100; 1/200.
Ken Smith May 28, 2006
Wow, such clarity and detail. Beautiful, Ron. #453864Nancy L. Green May 28, 2006
WOW!!! Another great one Ron. Love the face on that bee. Great composition. #2824358Tarun Bose May 28, 2006
Excellent macro job Ronald. Beautiful colours. #2824653Nina Shields May 28, 2006
Ronald, this is amazing, can't believe you caught this bee in flight and did so with perfect composition; terrific focus and exposure work; congratulations! #2824657Ronald F. Fischer May 28, 2006
Thank you very much Ken, Nancy, Tarun and Nina! #2824676Kerby Pfrangle May 28, 2006
WOnderful soft blue color with lots of detail. The bee adds character. #2824792Ronald F. Fischer May 28, 2006
Thank you so much, Kerby!! #2824840Nadya Johnson May 28, 2006
Outstanding, Ron!! Never heard of sweat bees but I know how small those flowers are. A fantastic shot!! Gorgeous color, too. #2824908Tamera S. Phillips May 28, 2006
Awesome macro shot Ron. I love the colors in that flower. #2824988Janine Russell May 28, 2006
Ronald, excellent colors, detail and lighting. #2826364Daniel Diaz May 29, 2006
WOW!!!! What a capture Ron!!!! #2826674Bobbie Davis May 29, 2006
Awesome macro Ronald! #2827652Gail Vitikacs May 29, 2006
Terrific capture...and the clarity is unreal! #2827664Ronald F. Fischer May 29, 2006
Thank you very much Nadya, Tammy, Janine, Daniel, Bobbie and Gail!! #2828330Tuija Helena Suhonen May 29, 2006
Wow! An Awesome photo!! Clarity is unbelievable and colors are very good too! Congratulations for a great shot! This photo should be the winner!! :-) #2828663Ronald F. Fischer May 29, 2006
Thank you very much Tuija! #2829000Dan E. May 29, 2006
Brilliant Capture Ronald! #2829203Ronald F. Fischer May 29, 2006
Thank you very much Dan! #2829251Kay E. Mahoney May 29, 2006
Nice capture Ronald. Love the close up and the colors. #2829320Ronald F. Fischer May 29, 2006
Thank you very much Kay! #2829347Lorri Shane May 29, 2006
Ron--this is a stunning macro. I hope you get notice for this in the finals.Ronald F. Fischer May 29, 2006
Thank you very much, Lorri! You are right on the mark about how difficult it is to get these kind of shots, but that is the beauty of digital cameras (no developing cost for the "bad" pictures). I try and anticipate the shot, and then squeeze off about 5 or 6 rapid bursts with the camera. Sometimes I get lucky! #2829627Life Expressions May 29, 2006
This is a very beautiful macro. The color and clarity is outstandings. Awesome job, Ronald. #2829727Ronald F. Fischer May 29, 2006
Thank you very much Robin! #2829741Su Sana E. P May 29, 2006
Wow!! What a fine macro, Ronald!! Love the bright colors and details. Bee looks so cute. #2829774Lynne Morris May 29, 2006
Wow Ronald what an amazing macro shot, well captured! #2830023Ronald F. Fischer May 30, 2006
Thank you very much Susan and Lynne! #2830296Akhilesh Sharma May 30, 2006
Excellent! Great capture! Everything is perfect about this shot. #2830323Ronald F. Fischer May 30, 2006
Thank you very much Akhilesh! #2831042Tammy Scott May 30, 2006
WOW! This is one FANTASTIC macro! #2832385Terry L. Ellis May 30, 2006
Wonderful clarity, Ronald! Beautiful capture! #2832407Ronald F. Fischer May 30, 2006
Thank you very much Terry! #2832854Donna La Mattino Pagakis May 30, 2006
Amazingly wonderful, wow! #2834347Ronald F. Fischer May 31, 2006
Thank you very much Donna! #2835188Daniel Diaz June 02, 2006
AWESOME Ron, this and all of your latest macros!!! #2843469Ronald F. Fischer June 02, 2006
Thank you very much Daniel! #2843705Linda L. Ruiz June 02, 2006
The Clarity is amazing for the size of the bee and the flower. Another amazing shot Ron. I love your gallery. #2845656Ronald F. Fischer June 02, 2006
Thank you very much Linda! I appreciate the support of all my BP friends! #2845809Stan Lubach June 02, 2006
Stunning sharpness, Ronald. Well balanced composiiton. Beautiful color and lighting. #2845848Ronald F. Fischer June 02, 2006
Thank you very much Stan! #2846438Judy V. Kennamer June 07, 2006
GOOD GRIEF RON! This is amazing! Great shot! Judy #2864655Ronald F. Fischer June 07, 2006
Thank you so very much Judy!! #2864841Ross Throndson June 21, 2006
Congratulations, Ronald, on this Beautiful Macro!! :^) #2923794Judyann Plante June 21, 2006
Just beautiful! Congratulations, Ron!Judyann ><> #2923971
Judyann Plante June 21, 2006
Just beautiful! Congratulations, Ron!Judyann ><> #2923972
Nadya Johnson June 21, 2006
Congratulations, Ronald on this fantastic finalist! #2924609Dr Silly June 21, 2006
Congratulations, Ronald on your finalist on the wonderful macro. :O)Ronald F. Fischer June 21, 2006
Thank you very much Ross, Judyann, Nadya and Dr. S!! #2925779Deb Holmes-Hatfield June 21, 2006
Congratulations Ronald, on this well deserved finalist! #2925815Ronald F. Fischer June 21, 2006
Thank you very mucy, Deb! #2925855Su Sana E. P June 21, 2006
Ronald, congratulations on this gorgeous Finalist!! #2926023Ronald F. Fischer June 21, 2006
Thank you very much Susan! #2926044Nancy L. Green June 21, 2006
Congratulations Ronald!! I love this one. Very well done! <>< #2926529Ronald F. Fischer June 21, 2006
Thank you very much Nancy! #2926541Terry L. Ellis June 21, 2006
Congratulations, Ronald, on this terrific finalist! #2927578Emile Abbott June 21, 2006
Congratulations Ronald on a magnificant finalist. #2927590Tamera S. Phillips June 21, 2006
A big congrats Ron on a great finalist! #2927632Ronald F. Fischer June 21, 2006
Thank you very much Terry, Emile and Tammy! #2927840Darryl Wilkinson June 21, 2006
Ron, BIG CONGRATULATIONS on this awesome Finalist! WTG!!! #2929377Ronald F. Fischer June 21, 2006
Thank you very much Darryl! #2929587Ken Smith June 21, 2006
Congrats, Ron!!! #2930234Ronald F. Fischer June 21, 2006
Thank you very much Ken! #2930557Lorri Shane June 21, 2006
Congrats, Ron! It's a wonderful image and you so deserve it. Good luck!Gail Vitikacs June 21, 2006
Big Congratulations on this beauty! #2930895Ronald F. Fischer June 21, 2006
Thank you very much Lorri and Gail! #2930943Stephanie Laird June 21, 2006
Hi Ronald!This is so awesome! Congratulations on this wonderful finalist!!! #2931029
Linda Proctor June 21, 2006
Congratulations Ronald!! Very hard shot to get (for me anyway lol) This is excellent Good luck in next round!! #2931077KV Day June 21, 2006
Congrats Ron this shot and your finalist! #2931329Lorraine A. Cook June 21, 2006
Beautiful! Congrats, Ron!!<:)) #2931435Pat Gamwell June 21, 2006
Way to go, my friend! BIG CONGRATS!!!! #2931780Ronald F. Fischer June 22, 2006
Thank you very much Stephanie, Linda, Vicki, Lorraine and Pat!! #2932879Rakesh Syal June 22, 2006
Heartiest congratulations, Ronald! #2934148Ronald F. Fischer June 22, 2006
Thank you very much Rakesh! #2934183Mary Clarke June 22, 2006
Congratulations on this wonderfully detailed Finalist Ronald #2935886Ronald F. Fischer June 22, 2006
Thank you very much Mary! #2935907Michael S. Baker June 22, 2006
Congrats, Ron, on making the finals! Great capture! Best of luck in the next round!Bobbie Davis June 22, 2006
Congrats Ronald! #2936115Ronald F. Fischer June 22, 2006
Thank you very much Michael and Bobbie! #2936574Roger Bernabo June 22, 2006
A great image Ron; congratulations! #2936778Ronald F. Fischer June 22, 2006
Thank you very much Roger! #2936851Corinne M. Thompson June 22, 2006
Just adding my Congrats to all the rest! Wonderful capture! #2936989Ronald F. Fischer June 22, 2006
Thank you very much Corinne! #2937032lyn winans June 25, 2006
Huge congrats Ron .... it's gorgeous ! #2949672Ronald F. Fischer June 25, 2006
Thank you very much Lyn! #2949716Bill Wyatt July 19, 2006
Terrific clatity and details. The lighting and colors are remarkable. Congratulation, Ronald! #3049787Ronald F. Fischer July 19, 2006
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