A bee and Goldenrod

Gms9810 · **Posted:** Sun Sep 16, 2012 6:42 pm **(#1)**

I went to a memorial picnic for my cousin today, I happened to growing in a pile of fill dirt.

Erisian · **Posted:** Sun Sep 16, 2012 6:47 pm **(#2)**

I love that bee photo. Insects fascinate me and you've got a really good clear shot there.

AnMal · **Posted:** Sun Sep 16, 2012 6:53 pm **(#3)**

gms9810: lovely photos! i can't look at that bee for too long because i have a phobia for insects, but i can see it's very well captured, all the details of the "fur" and the wings. (brrr, i'm getting goose bumps just by writing about it).
p.s. i hope the service went well.

2-ton · **Posted:** Sun Sep 16, 2012 9:42 pm **(#4)**

fantastic detail on the bee!

Oregonian · **Posted:** Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:07 pm **(#5)**

Excellent photography. That yellow is so vivid it almost vibrates and I love the detail of the bee.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Very nice bee Gms, I love the transparency of the wings and the vivid colors.

Gms9810 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 17, 2012 2:41 pm **(#7)**

Oregonian wrote:

Excellent photography. That yellow is so vivid it almost vibrates and I love the detail of the bee.

Yes, the color was great, and I didn't adjust the saturation. The lighting was perfect. I don't like to shoot on a bright sunny day, I prefer a cloudy day after a rain, which it was.
An Mal, the picnic went well, thanks for mentioning it.

GnuTux · **Posted:** Mon Sep 17, 2012 2:47 pm **(#8)**

That's a nice shot there, Gms.

It makes me want to color the transparency in the wings like stained glass. That would look cool. :hehe