janper44
Registered: December 2009
Posts: 7,083
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Sun January 10, 2010 12:39am
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A great image for being a handheld composition with the form of the bee fly framed by the blur of its wings with both of these elements then being framed by the pink wild flowers.
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Diane
Registered: February 2009
Posts: 4,093
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Sun January 10, 2010 4:41am
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Exceptional capture. I love the tack sharp details on this bee - especially his eyes. The DOF is so captivating as the blurred edges of the capture guide my eye right in to the main subject. You've got the steady hands of a surgeon.
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Jan Holland
Registered: July 2009
Posts: 1,866
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Sun January 10, 2010 8:59am
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Hello Howard.
Perfect action capture. The head is sharp agains the the nice coloured background.
Regards from Jan
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Mick
Registered: January 2009
Posts: 1,608
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Sun January 10, 2010 9:25am
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Exceptional work Howard,to see the motion blur of the wings is amazing .. you sure must have a steady hand mate.
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Vixpix
Registered: June 2009
Posts: 1,014
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Sun January 10, 2010 10:46am
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Hi Howard,
What a cracking shot! excellent detail on it's head showing that long probosis and great movement in the wings.
This one looks like a Bombylius major, interesting insects too, they feed on the wing avoiding actualy landing on a flower, presumably to avoid becoming an easy meal for crab spiders and the like. Their larvae parasitise a host bee larva so perhaps their naming is as much to do with that than actualy looking like bees as some of the Bombyliidae family bear little resemblance to bees.
Lovely image and perfectly captured, excellent work!
Regards
Vic.
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Julie
Registered: February 2009
Posts: 1,421
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Sun January 10, 2010 12:22pm
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What detail on this little bee. Exceptional image.
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veejaycee
Registered: February 2009
Posts: 5,689
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Sun January 10, 2010 3:27pm
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A super capture and very sharp for a hand-held close-up.
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lrw1966
Registered: November 2008
Posts: 3,889
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Sun January 10, 2010 5:00pm
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Howard, Hi:
A splendid addition to your beautiful gallery here on PC. Amazing details and sharpness.
Marvelous
Larry
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Peejay
Registered: January 2009
Posts: 672
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Sun January 10, 2010 5:01pm
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Superb image. Clearly something that takes time, patience and expertise to achieve. I love the way you've positioned the bee fly in the green space between the various flowers. This acts as a perfect frame. Great work. Regards, Paul.
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Helkoryo
Site Admin
Registered: November 2008
Posts: 5,497
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Sun January 10, 2010 5:37pm
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Hello Howard
A superb action shot here well detailed especially for a hand held capture, Oh how I long for the summer again seeing this lol. Love your ligthing and colours too.
Thank you for posting
kind regards Helen
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mortcdz
Registered: January 2009
Posts: 1,837
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Sun January 10, 2010 7:47pm
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Super shot, especially hand held. The flowers frame the fly perfectly.
Cheers.....Mark
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Tincup
Registered: September 2009
Posts: 1,421
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Sun January 10, 2010 11:36pm
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What great dof, composition, colours, and stop action. Very unique perspective too. Awesome work Howard.
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