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Photographer’s Note

Busy bees, clustered around a hive in a gum tree in the yard of our accommodation last week at Cape Liptrap.

This was as close as I dared to get - although they were quite placid at the time of this shot, they were certainly not a few minutes later, when the apiarist arrived to coax them into their new home!

Tech stuff: a RAW conversion "as shot" in Photoshop CS2, crop and levels, unsharp mask 100%, 0.3 radius.

deblink, jtclee77, Flavia, MLINES has marked this note useful

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vjmite (1575) 2007-01-09 21:49

Great subject for a photo, Simon. Not many people would would be keen to get so close. The sharpness is just right. It works well as either a study of bee anatomy and behaviour, or as an intriguing geometrical pattern.
Vince

deblink (2548) 2007-01-10 16:17

Hi Simon,
What a fascinating and unique image. I would never have been game enough to get this close. You are very brave. Wow, very nice indeed.
Cheers,
Debbie

jtclee77 (462) 2007-01-12 20:11

Hey Simon,

What an interesting picture. Ya, seems like a fairly dangerous shot to take. LOL..

TFS,
Jon

vascao (192) 2007-01-14 9:58

Hi, Simon.
At first, congrats for your nice portfolio, many great artworks in there.
This is the principle of the "repetitive patterns" lead to the edge! A bold creation, very strong, sending shivers down my spine.
Regards and TFS.
Sergio

SteveH (4025) 2007-01-15 20:33

Hi Simon, Great sharp shot of an interesting subject. cheers, Steve

rbassin (4327) 2007-01-16 13:21

Hello Simon,
assez originale ce gros plan sur le monde des abeilles.
C'est bien fait, et très impressionnant.
Roland

Flavia (10202) 2007-03-22 12:38

Hi Simon,

The ideia is fantastic, but somehow it does not work for me. I find it too busy... Maybe a smaller square format would bring more of the details... Ohter ideia, not sure it would work though it wold try to focus on a part of it that you consider intersting and let the rest blured... Congrats to your bravery and creative try.

Cheers,

Flavia

MLINES (11054) 2007-05-26 21:20

Hi Simon. Good close up of so man of these bees at once. Effective result. Good colours as well as sharp clarity. Murray.

Photo Information

Copyright: Simon Bolch (Propofol) (1786)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-01-02
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon EOS350D/Digital Rebel XT, Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM, Digital ISO 100, Hoya 67mm UV
Exposure: f/11, 1/200 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-01-09 9:49