Congratulations Mark. Great shot. I love the way you can see pollen all over the bee. Beautiful light, beautiful color. Paul
> I've been doing a lot of stock photography over the last few years, and have > settled in on scientific photography, mostly of insects, as a specialty. > These days photo sales are fairly steady, though it's a constant struggle to > get the volume and quality of sales up to the level needed. > > But I'm really happy about this one: > > http://www.markcassino.com/temp/sw.jpg > > The full page+ photo of the bee on the left side of the image is one of > mine, shot with a Pz-1p, A* 200mm macro, and probably an AF200T flash. > > It's great having a shot in a high circulation magazine (~350,000 > readers) -- nevermind that probably 348,000 of those readers are not old > enough to drive :-) But I'm really blown away by being in proximity to E.O. > Wilson, someone whose writings have shaped much of my understanding of how > natural (including human) systems work. > > I guess that shows what can be done, using humble Pentax gear and shooting > in your own back yard... :-0 > > - MCC > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino Photography > Kalamazoo, MI > www.markcassino.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >

