Bees flower sharing

Jason Connolly

Bees flower sharing

I shot this on a walk around a walled garden at Balloch Castle at south end of Loch Lomond in Scotland.
Shot at 300mm f5.6 and shutterspeed of 1/350 sec
Handheld…
Hilary, you may know what sort of flower it is….

I have now been informed by my good friend Hilary that this flowers title is:
Eryngium giganteum
Thanks Hilary….

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Bees flower sharing by Jason Connolly
  • cherylc1

    cherylc1

    fabulous capture and colors!

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Fabulous comments Cheryl, so pleased you like it my friend..

  • justlinda

    justlinda

    Fantastic image, I love these flowers, don’t know what they are called. Love the yellow backdrop too.

  • Jason Connolly replied

    neither do I Linda, I’m hoping one of you guys can help me out, pleased that you find this fantastic..

  • SueAnne

    SueAnne

    This is so beautiful, I hope you have entered this in a couple of groups…. I really love the yellow bg too. Just P E R F E C T

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Sueanne…. THANK YOU so much my friend for the really nice comments…..

  • jerry  alcantara

    jerry alcantara

    wonderful

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Cheers for the wonderful comments Jerry

  • Jason Connolly
  • Marvin Collins

    Marvin Collins

    Excellent shot Jason

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Thanks Marv mate…

  • Tom Gomez

    Tom Gomez

    Wow Jason, this is perfect, nuff said …

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Appreciated Tom….

  • Roja

    Roja

    wow it makes my one look feeble..but you compose so well..I am learning..thank s ;-)

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Thank you ever so much Roja…..

  • Mindy McGregor

    Mindy McGregor

    Fantastic work Jason, love the color!

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Thanks Mindy and for the fav too, cheers…

  • Roja

    Roja

    thanks for your inspiration..I had a go…but yours is better but I will get there one day…hopefully to to the Isle of Sky and shoot some good views…thanks again

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Isle of skye sounds like the place, the gulf stream and all that sun….

  • digitalmidge

    digitalmidge

    This is just amazing and fabulous, I just adore the bees, they are so fat and fluffy looking…wow. The flower they are on is marvellous, and the background is perfect. I had to instantly fave this one Jason it’s really one of the best I’ve seen….;-D

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Well thank you so much Zoe, I really do appreciate that my friend.
    I don’t know if it’s just my eyes but never mind the bees buzzing the flower seems to be buzzing LOL, maybe it is just me, i have been up since 0400 and it’s now 1735 , I’m off to the pictures soon, hope I don’t fall asleep LOL…
    Thanks again Zoe for the superb comments my friend..

  • digitalmidge

    digitalmidge

    You’re right about the flower Jason, I’ve never seen anything like that, I mean it does seem to be vibrating optically doesn’t it? Wow ;-)

  • Mar Silva

    Mar Silva

    Beautiful colors, focus and composition.

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Thanks Mar….and for the fav too..

  • weallareone

    weallareone

    Stunning, beautiful, awesome, beautifully shot! I love the contrast between the flower and the background -the sharpness and the colour beatuiful

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Thanks so much for the ace comments and fav too, cheers my friend..

  • barkeypf

    barkeypf

    Great macro, lov the color and sharpness as well as the color blending bokeh.

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Thanks very much Paul for you wonderful comments mate, cheers..

  • Dennis Gay

    Dennis Gay

    G’day Jason,

    This certainly has a stunning effect, all made possible by the striking subject, your extremely good focus, nice tight framing, great exposure, wonderful colours, very nice bokeh and good contrast.
    I do feel though that a square crop would give the fantastic optical effect created by that flower more impact.
    Very well seen and very well photographed that man!

    GB
    Dennis

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Thanks very much Dennis, glad you like iit mate and very much appreciate the fav too, cheers..

  • gothgirl

    gothgirl

    the flower is really vibrating and the bees pointing different ways are wonderful

  • johno4280

    johno4280

    Superb

  • Xandru

    Xandru

    Awesome !!

  • Lois Romer

    Lois Romer

    fantastic macro

  • Curtiss Simpson

    Curtiss Simpson

    What a beauty you captured here, love it !

  • Jonathan Cohen

    Jonathan Cohen

    Beautiful colors, composition and narrow DOF. Perfectly sharp.

  • keleka656

    keleka656

    Wow Jason!! This is incredible!!! Great focus.

  • PrairieRose

    PrairieRose

    Ohhhhhhhhhhhh…..........totally electric! What a unique shot Jason….........brilliant photography Sweetie! Cheers, R xx

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    Perfect capture

  • Basia McAuley

    Basia McAuley

    Beautiful macro, especially love the bright and eye catching back ground, well done.

  • bidkev

    bidkev

    Yeah, the background really speaks out. The curled petals aslo have one thinking that the bees are rummaging around. Nice one Jason

    kev

  • SharonD

    SharonD

    Great capture Jason. Love the B/G colours.

  • debsphotos

    debsphotos

    They are the ‘cutest’ bee’s Jas!!! And stunning flower!!! WOW,,*-)

  • peyton101

    peyton101

    awww this is very nive. Way to teach “kids” how to share lol.

  • Heloisa Castro

    Heloisa Castro

    wonderful

  • mariarty

    mariarty

    Fantastic capture and such wonderful colours.

  • Cadence Gamache

    Cadence Gamache

    Oh, instant favorite! What a happy, beautiful, summery, well-executed photo! I just love it :) Great job!

  • BYRON

    BYRON

    oh come on!!!

    Seriously?

    I should give-up taking any fotos ever again.

    This is god-damned incredible.

    Almost speechless.

    10/10!!!!

    This has made my day.

  • Elana Bailey

    Elana Bailey

    Jason, this is a sensational macro and I can’t believe it is handheld too. Well done indeed.

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    perfectly brilliant and did I say perfect!! I have this in my garden too…will go and ask!
    ;))

  • hilarydougill

    hilarydougill

    glorious capture, and two of them. well done!!! Beautiful Eryngium gigantum too. hugsxxx

  • Jason Connolly replied

    Thanks Hilary, really appreciate that my friend..

  • North0f40

    North0f40

    Very cool work….. Those flowers are a strange brew but cool too…

  • velveteagle

    velveteagle

    Your subject matter and DOF came out looking fantastic..

  • Stephie Butler

    Stephie Butler

    Just stunning.The Bg compliments the flower colour perfectly…..Awesome shot…..

  • David Clark

    David Clark

    Hey Jason - wow great – you and the photo deserve all the praise you are getting - focus, color, depth of field all just perfect - and the flower is too cool - I kind of like Dennis’s suggestion to make a square crop - I think it would look like an exotic planet - very nice – congrats—dave

  • Lois  Bryan

    Lois Bryan

    What a perfect, perfect image … simple and pure … wonderful, exciting background color so perfectly counterbalanced by the color of the flower. Your colorful little bee buddies, happily and busily going about their business add the most perfect finishing touch!!!

  • Lois  Bryan

    Lois Bryan

    ... ps … don’t crop it!!! I love the long stem .. adds to the simplicity and clean lines of the image.

  • Jan Bickerton

    Jan Bickerton

    Fantastic shot, very well done.

    I think this flower is an Echinops or Globe thistle, the bees do love them.

  • Jeremy Harrington

    Jeremy Harrington

    fantastic shot Jason

  • josiem

    josiem

    stunning capture!!!

  • Philip Johnson
  • Mark  Allen

    Mark Allen

    Well done Jason.

  • Alan McMorris

    Alan McMorris

    Great shot

  • Anthony Hedger

    Anthony Hedger

    wow Jason another great shot

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