Bumble bee
Taken with a Canon 5D Mark II, 100mm macro lens- Featured in ‘Color Me a Rainbow’ 23. July 2009
- Featured in ‘5D Mark II’ 24. July 2009


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Melinda Gaal
Tara Lemana
GREAT macro, very nicely done!!! I can’t wait for spring, to have bugs and bees around for me to have a shot at, winter is so – well, bugless!!! :)) Good job, congrats!! :)
Melinda Gaal replied
Thanks Tara. I am looking forward to seeing all your bugs in spring!
kathy s gillen...
excellent capture
Melinda Gaal replied
Thank you Kathy.
laurav
Fab capture!
Melinda Gaal replied
Thank you very much Laura
Anton Muhlbock
Great Capture
Melinda Gaal replied
Thanks Anton.
Trudi's Images
Fabulous capture Melinda
Melinda Gaal replied
Thank you for your kind comment Trudi.
Dave & Trena P...
what amazing detail! beautifully captured!
Melinda Gaal replied
Thank you very much Dave and Trena.
Taylor Sawyer
Congrats on your feature! You are now invited to enter
this piece into Best of YELLOW
Melinda Gaal replied
Thank you Taylor for the feature :)
ccwri
WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Melinda Gaal replied
Thank you very much.
dmarie
excellent close-up and perfect clarity!!! Well done :-)
Melinda Gaal replied
Thank you :)
lorilee
A fabulous capture!!!!
Melinda Gaal replied
Thank you Lorilee
kathy s gillen...
congratulations on being featured in the 5D mark ll group
Melinda Gaal replied
Thank you Kathy for the feature. Much appreciated.
J.K. York
very sharp bee at work. great macro.
Melinda Gaal replied
Thank you
benthebrown
Wow Melinda, this is wonderful!
Melinda Gaal replied
Thank you Ben.
Shaun Whiteman
Stunning shot, beautiful details and colours!!
Melinda Gaal replied
Thank you Shaun.
bigbear2311
Outstanding work!! Well done!
Melinda Gaal replied
Thank you very much for your kind comment.
Angel Gold
great shot
: ))
Melinda Gaal replied
Thank you Angel
LYN EVANS
Wonderful detail here Melinda. These bees have gorgeous furry coats. What a great shot this is.
Melinda Gaal replied
Thank you Lyn. I love these bees…..the furrier the coat, the better!
LYN EVANS
Me too they are very beautiful and their furry coats are gorgeous….shame I’m so crap at taking them…lol….lol
Melinda Gaal replied
I don’t think that is the case….I just got lucky! lol
bubbleblue
fantastic
Melinda Gaal replied
Thank you very much Joy
LYN EVANS
Bwahahahhaha….I’m gonna try and put one in a raindrop….thats if I can get one in focus without it flying off….that should be a laugh…lol…
Melinda Gaal replied
I will be looking forward to seeing it! :)
LYN EVANS
You haven’t seen my bees…...bwhahahahhha
Melinda Gaal replied
lol…..anyway, your other work is so amazing, you don’t need to take photos of bees!
Béla Török
Marvellous capture, Melinda!
Melinda Gaal replied
Thank you very much Béla for your comments and taking the time to view my work. Much appreciated.
Bill Morgenstern
Beautiful bee and color superb. How lucky you are to live in my favorite country. . . and capture nature’s wonders.
Melinda Gaal replied
Thank you Bill.
Lisawv
Fantastic macro, outstanding details, lighting, dof and gorgeous colors. Well done.
Melinda Gaal replied
Thank you Lisa.
Tracey Hampton
great shot I love this fuzzy little bee
Melinda Gaal replied
Thanks Tracey.
XVR Photo
O my, somebody is very busy here! Very lovely capture !
Melinda Gaal replied
Thank you very much.
Melinda Gaal
Rowan Nancarrow
That is magic. how did you get the Bee to stay still lol
Melinda Gaal replied
Thanks Rowan. The bees don’t stay still long enough…..just many photos taken with lots of blurs and shots of the flowers without the bee, as they escape so quickly! lol