Mygod, you can see the little hairs on the bee's back, and little hairs on the petals of the flower! That's amazing!
When the pic was first loading, from the top down, I thought the background was too dark. However, once the bee appeared, I realized that the darkish background in fact works quite well against the yellow bee.
OOooooo! I just went back and looked again, and noticed the little dew drops on the petals. Exquisite!
Man, this list has the most amazing bug photogs anywhere! Join that club (not that you weren't already there... <g>).
Terrific photo, David. Thanks for sharing it with us.
cheers, frank
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From: David Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PAW - Blue Banded Bee on Fuscia Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 18:36:21 +1100
G'day,
Took this photo a couple of weeks ago, but it was a little underexposed. Just played with it in photoshop (did a level adjustment, bit of a burn here and there...). It's the Blue Banded Bee, Amegila bicingulatum, one of Australia's solitary native bees.
http://davidavid.whatsbeef.net/amegilaweb.jpg
*ist D, tamron 90mm f/2.5, 2x TC, pop-up flash.
Comments appreciated, as always (even if I don't respond to them - be assured that I read them)
David
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