Bumble Bee (Bombus pratorum)

Posted by Matthew Pugh on Thu Jul 14, 2005 2:18 pm

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Canon EOS 20D
Cannon 180 Macro upon Tripod
ISO: 200, F8 @ 1/25 sec
Photoshop levels adjustments applied

Hopefully I have gotten the ID right upon this little lady, please feel free to correct if you think otherwise.

Hope you enjoy

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Matthew

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by artsevestre on Thu Jul 14, 2005 2:57 pm

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This is quite lovely Matthew! I love how soft those pastels in the flowers and greenery are and the bumble's bold colours (I think you've got the ID right, though I'm a bit puzzled by the yellow on the head (oh well, maybe she was just a bit too enthusiastic with the hair colouring

) stand out nicely. On my monitor it looks as if the blacks could use a tiny bit more 'blackening' (in cases like this I usually go to selective colours and make the blacks just a tad blacker). Lovely shot anyways!!

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by Mac Quoy on Thu Jul 14, 2005 3:07 pm

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nice and sharp
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by Mike Moats on Thu Jul 14, 2005 3:28 pm

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Hey Matthew,

Very good image.
I've never seen a bee with orange in its color, so this looks cool.
Well done.

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by RServranckx on Thu Jul 14, 2005 6:49 pm

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Sweeeet! I adore the beautiful soft pastels here. The relatively low contrast works beautifully. Very well done.

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by Lisa Gimber on Thu Jul 14, 2005 9:40 pm

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Gorgeous, Matthew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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by Tom Whelan on Thu Jul 14, 2005 10:06 pm

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DOF looks great to me. A beautifully exposed bumble is a fine setting. Low contrast helps with the blacks.

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by nzmacro on Fri Jul 15, 2005 1:21 am

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Nice soft colours and lighting Matthew. Very hard to get strong details out of the blacks on bumble bee's, so very well done here. Unusual coloured butt on this one and slightly different in colours to our bumble bee's. nice shot and work.

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by Matthew Pugh on Fri Jul 15, 2005 3:24 am

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Hi all
Thanks for your comments & suggestions. Trust you Danny to notice the butt colour

Regards
Matthew

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by nzmacro on Fri Jul 15, 2005 5:18 am

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LOL

, yes you remind me I better get around to moving and setting that up as well Matthew. Forgot all about it and its not on the new site yet :roll:

All the best Matthew and again, beautiful shot...........and butt

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by Wil Hershberger on Fri Jul 15, 2005 7:07 pm

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Stunning. This is excellent. I love the colors and the soft light. Awesome work.
Thanks for posting,

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by Michael Brown on Fri Jul 15, 2005 9:49 pm