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    Facing the beast

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    Facing the beast
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    by Yves Langlois from Sherbrooke CA on 14 Feb 2025
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    for the composition of summer colours and sharp details of the close up. A big bumblebee on a black knapweed flower. (taken jul 2024)

    • Camera: ILCE-7RM4A
    • Focal: 800 mm
    • Shutter speed: 0.002 sec
    • Aperture: f/ 11
    tagged: bumblebee knapweed animal apidae bee insect invertebrate honey_bee wasp flower plant pollinator arthropod hymenopterans pest petal close-up

    4 comments


    Clifford Dupuis posted 2025-02-16 10:57pm

    Stunning capture with great attention to detail and color, Well Done Yves

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    Debra Plett posted 2025-02-16 11:56am

    Beautifully captured Yves. The sharp focus on the flower and bee float on the soft bokeh.

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    hmellon posted 2025-02-16 2:15am

    Beautiful capture, Yves, with lovely background tones. Your focus on the bee and the blossom is spot on. This image has me longing for spring again..

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    perkyleb posted 2025-02-15 8:39am

    Great close-up, Yves. Not sure I want to meet up with this guy.

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