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Photographer’s Note

From my garten, one of the first day of spring in Denmark.
Capture with Olympus C 8080 at macro

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mogens-j (56) 2004-03-30 16:16

Very sharp and detailed picture Asger - perhaps one of the best bee macros I have seen on TE. It looks very much like a Bombus terrestris in Danish jordhumle - I don't know the English name. I wonder what the "pearls" under the wing is - it does not look like pollen - could it be eggs??

milloup (1829) 2004-03-30 16:16

It's a pity you can't see the eye, but apart from that it's a great capture. I've seen brumblebees this spring, but they haven't stayed around long enough to pose for a portrait yet. This macro is very sharp with good DOF. I wonder whether the brownish cluster on his side are mites?

Jeppe (18623) 2004-03-30 17:20

Very fine capture of this brumblebee - lots of fine details -but ok - not the head - thanks for sharing Asger - good to see your back in posting :-)

RobBrown (1789) 2004-03-30 17:34

A very good sharp picture .The very heavy load of mites this bee is carrying do not bode well for its future though.

carper (64026) 2004-03-31 9:44

nice macro asger,

With a good composition, great colours too, yes this is realy a good one. good dof too. very good job, well done