On 27/6/09, Chris Mitchell, discombobulated, unleashed: >There I was taking pictures of the setup for a local music festival, Togfest >at Bradwell Abbey in Milton Keynes, when someone mentioned that there were >some beekeepers on site. > >I poked my nose round the corner and took some pictures from a respectful >distance and one of the beekeepers came and explained that they were >rescuing a hive that had got out of hand in someone's garden. He then said >that they would welcome some photos for training purposes and would I mind >getting suited up and getting in amongst them. What an opportunity! Even >when he said that he couldn't guarantee that I wouldn't get stung (I didn't) >I thought it was an opportunity too good to miss. > >Here's the PESO - click on the symbol to the left of the green bar at the >top for the full GESO. K10D, DA* 16-50. > >http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Togfest09/Togfest2009/Bees/slides/20090625_IGP4 >482.html > >http://tinyurl.com/qjaza3 > >I wasn't prepared and was a little nervous (thanks Pentax anti-shake) so >I've asked them if I can have another go in more controlled circumstances.
Well done Chris! It's a bit unnerving the first time eh! Done bees twice in my career - no problems and the shots are always worth it. Good job there mate. BTW, good opportunity to bring out my favourite bee joke - you'll either laugh heartily or look puzzled. ************************************* ************************************************** Two beekeepers are chatting. One says to the other, ' So how many bees do you have then?' The second beekeeper answers, 'Oh about ten thousand'. The first says, 'Ten thousand, eh? Right. And so how many hives do you have?' The second answers, ' Ten hives'. The first says, 'Ten? Hmmm, ten thousand bees, ten hives. Hmmm.' He nods approvingly. The second beekeeper asks, 'So how many bees do you have?' The first says, 'Me? Oh, I've got about a million.' The second beekeeper looks surprised. 'A million! Holy cow, how many hives do you have?' The first answers 'Oh just the one hive'. The second is astonished. 'A million bees and only one hive???' The first pauses and thinks, realising the gravity of the situation. He says 'Yeah well., fuck 'em, they're only bees...' ************************************* ***************************************************** -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
