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Gone with the Wind


Gone with the Wind
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Copyright: Paras Bhalla (parasbhalla) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 470 W: 0 N: 1429] (5992)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-11
Categories: Nature, Mood
Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC-P150
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/125 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2009-09-08 1:11
Viewed: 127
Points: 31
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Good Morning, Everybody!

A summe treat today: A honeybee enjoying its summer time in a lavender flower field.

Hope you like it.

regards,

Paras

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Information from Wikipedia:

Honey bees (or honeybees) are a subset of bees, primarily distinguished by the production and storage of honey and the construction of perennial, colonial nests out of wax. Honey bees are the only extant members of the tribe Apini, all in the genus Apis. Currently, there are only seven recognized species of honey bee with a total of 44 subspecies (Engel, 1999) though historically, anywhere from six to eleven species have been recognized. Honey bees represent only a small fraction of the approximately 20,000 known species of bees. Some other types of related bees produce and store honey, but only members of the genus Apis are true honey bees.

Origin, systematics and distribution

Honey bees as a group appear to have their center of origin in South and Southeast Asia (including the Philippines), as all but one of the extant species are native to that region, notably the most plesiomorphic living species (Apis florea and A. andreniformis). [1] The first Apis bees appear in the fossil record at the Eocene-Oligocene boundary, in European deposits dating about 35 million years ago. The origin of these prehistoric honey bees does not necessarily indicate that Europe is where the genus originated, only that it occurred there at that time. There are few known fossil deposits in the suspected region of honey bee origin, and fewer still have been thoroughly studied. There is only one fossil species documented from the New World, Apis nearctica, known from a single 14-million-year old specimen from Nevada[2].

The close relatives of modern honey bees - e.g. bumblebees and stingless bees - are also social to some degree, and social behavior seems a plesiomorphic trait that predates the origin of the genus. Among the extant members of Apis, the more basal species make single, exposed combs, while the more recently-evolved species nest in cavities and have multiple combs, which has greatly facilitated their domestication.

Most species have historically been cultured or at least exploited for honey and beeswax by humans indigenous to their native ranges. Only two of these species have been truly domesticated, one (Apis mellifera) at least since the time of the building of the Egyptian pyramids, and only that species has been moved extensively beyond its native range.

Today's honey bees constitute three clades (Engel 1999, Arias & Sheppard 2005)

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Hi Paras
Ah you gave me a ladybug as a gift now you post my favorite flowers :))
and you have there even a honey bee to complete this more
well the colors are fantastic as well the sharpness
Beautiful presentation and nice title
Have a grate day my friend!
Oana

Hello Paras,

I like the leaning attitude of the lavendar combined with the mixed focus as it suggests a windy day with interesting movement.
Please forgive my honesty but the bee is blurred and really, for me, in that state, is not an asset to the photograph.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

good shot, composition, well all, congratulations, hugs.

Paras, my friend,
Great capture of this lavender whit a bee....but the butterfly?
Congratulation!
Horia

Slav Paras,
This is nice capture with flowers and bee in flying.Godd composition.Thanks for sharing.
Best regarrds,
Dûrzan

Hi Paras!
wonderful capture in flight:)...
the bee looks great, the pov is excellent...
the color of the lavender is very pleasant to the eye...
great work!
best regards,
Alper

Hi Paras,

I really like the way you've photographed the lavendar at an angle. The DOF works well to blur both the foreground and background flowers, a wonderful presentation. I agree with Bev that the Bee should be more in focus, so I've done a workshop to correct some of that. I hope you like it and don't mind my doing so.

Regards,
Werner

Hi Paras,
What a beautiful levander field...
Bee is bonus of composition...
Nice colours and details.tfs.
Dr.seyfettin Güner

Hello Paras, it wasn't until I opened up the thumbnail that I saw the bee.I like the DoF and the way that the lavender is creating a diagonal slant to the composition.
Good work.
Tfs, regards Jean.

Salam Paras Bhaijaan,
Very beautiful purple flowers vith good colours, light and details.TFS.
Namaste,

hAyAti

Hello!
A nice view,good composition,lovely colours and light.
Well done
Greetings
Tadeusz

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  • john1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 172 W: 0 N: 181] (1461)
  • [2009-09-08 14:37]

Hello Paras,

A bee in action, very nice colors of the lavender.
Great details of the flowers.
Good sharpness and presentation.
I like the title .
Best regards.
Ps do not worry, my friend

Namastay Paras,

A splendid in-flight capture of a honey bee between beautiful flowers in a charmy composition. Perfect timing, focus and great DOF.
TFS and have a nice night!
Cheers,

Bayram
Ps. sorry i finished my reserved smileys today.

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  • AKITA Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1005 W: 81 N: 66] (12152)
  • [2009-09-08 17:09]

dear Paras,
this light feeling is nice.
the wind and the bee on it look moving in the illusionary kingdom of lavender.
the violet color and the fragrance of lavender make me feel most tranquil and relaxed atmosphere.
thank you,
Akihisa

Hello Paras,
Nice title and wind effect on lavanders.
I loved diagonal lines of plants
TFS
Selahattin E

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  • suzy Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 425 W: 38 N: 1262] (4336)
  • [2009-09-09 2:40]

hello Paras,

lavender treat is definitely one of my very favorite flowers and you captured a part of this windy field amazingly, the colors, the smoothness and sharpness in the same time, it gives this impression of motion and wind actually, I think that's really nice.. and the bee is a plus, maybe a bit not in focus but that's ok, part of the mood:) overall this is a delightful composition...

best regards
suzy

Hello Paras

I like so much the lavander, here it's full of wild mood.
Natural and good timing.
Very nice photo with a nice light.
Clean presentation

Best regards

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