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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 12:15 PM
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OM NOM NOM NOM (bumblebee thread, might sting for dialup)












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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 12:16 PM
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1. My God. Those are absolutely gorgeous.
You continue to outdo yourself, dude.

:thumbsup:
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 12:18 PM
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3. Thanks
they'd be nicer with a better lens, which would create more background blur.
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Sentath Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 02:54 PM
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13. Really?
That is actually considered desirable? I've always been driven batshit by backgrounds like #4. It leaves the subject contextless and I'm all like "where is it and what the heck is going on?"

I really like it when I can make out the surroundings and like the "soft focus" flowers :shrug:
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 03:14 PM
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14. More isolation of the subject is typically considered desireable
Of course, you can play with extremes on either end

This was taken with the fastest lens I have


(I didn't realize I'd recreated the Budweiser crown behind the bottle until I got home that night)

This was a very long exposure, which keeps front and back much more in focus
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LynzM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 12:17 PM
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2. Nice!!
Personally, I think bees are pretty damn fascinating. :thumbsup:
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 01:04 PM
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6. thanks
It was fun watching this one, it hit just about every plant.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 12:20 PM
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4. Wow, what GREAT pics.
Nice work!
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 01:04 PM
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7. thanks
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 01:03 PM
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5. Great pics!
(Factoid: When these sting, they go for the eyes. Found that out once when I accidentally disturbed one while gardening.)
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 01:05 PM
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8. I did not know that


Got stung on my lower lip once by a wasp, that hurt like crazy
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Parche Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 01:08 PM
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9. Boo Bees
:woohoo: :woohoo:

:hi:
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Dangerously Amused Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 01:13 PM
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10. All are lovely, but I especially like the composition in pics 3, 5 & 6.

Likewise the "watercolor" background effect in pics 4 & 6.

Well done!
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 02:01 PM
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11. thank you
I hadn't considered the 'watercolor' look
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 02:49 PM
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12. Most excellent pics!
Bees are fascinating...except when they're in my room. :)
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Phillycat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 03:14 PM
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15. Is that a macro lens?
Or did you have your nose two inches away from that thing? :D

Very nice!
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 03:23 PM
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16. It was close, but not macro.
The macro mode I do have on that lens (which broke) would have had me all but touching the bee. Kind of a crappy lens.
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Inchworm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 03:25 PM
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17. Bootiful!
But I did kinda flinch. A yellowjacket got in my truck today as I was driving, so Im a little gunshy.

:hi:
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stuntcat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 05:29 PM
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18. oh how beautiful!
I'm totally gasping!! These are so great.

I like the bumblebees, they sometimes seem drunk or something, bumping into me like they think I'm another plant.
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 05:29 PM
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19. I love bumblebees. I hate the other critters in the bee family.
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GCP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 05:43 PM
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20. Lovely! I love bees
Where would we be without them (no pun intended) - starving!
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