Posts Tagged ‘the bees knees

13
Jul
08

Midsummer floral spectaular!

Ok, maybe not spectacular, but colorful nonetheless.

These photos were taken within a block or two of my apartment. I live right on a college campus, and they do plenty of landscape work. It provides a lot of fodder for my camera.

While I was shooting these flowers, I got buzzed by a nice big bee. She (I assume it’s a non-fertile female worker bee) then became my newest model. I didn’t get a signed release, but since this is non-commercial usage, I don’t think a lawsuit would stand up in court.

Anyway, I really like the detail I got from the translucent wings and the great shot of the pollen basket. I wish I had a macro lens… but of course, I wish I had a lot of stuff. :)