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Pollinator "at work"


Pollinator
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Copyright: Paras Bhalla (parasbhalla) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 512 W: 0 N: 1547] (6445)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-09-09
Categories: Nature, Macro
Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC-P150
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/100 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-09-10 1:01
Viewed: 149
Points: 56
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Good Morning All,

I took this picture yesterday, keeping in mind that it will be one of the live pictures from last days from beautiful Summer Season.

I hope you too are enjoying the season depending on the country you are living in.

Greetings,

Paras

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Information from Wikipedia on "Honeybee":

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)

Please look for more information on Wikipedia.
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  • Great 
  • jone Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2254 W: 173 N: 0] (29088)
  • [2009-09-10 1:06]

Hi Paras ;)
Very good worker...wonderful details, TFS
Best regards,
J ;)

Hi Paras
Beautiful macro and presentation
Excellent sharpness, colors and details
Great note
Thanks
Burak

Hi Paras!
great macro with wonderful details...
nice composition, colors and light...
great job
tfs
regards,
Alper

Hi Paras,
A very nice macro of this white flower with a visitor on it!
The insect seems like a bride with a sparkling wedding dress!
Great clarity and excellent focusing.
Great details and fabulous exposure control all over.
Very neatly presented.
Regards,

Francis Xavier

Hello,
Stunning shot!
Perfect sharpness, lovely colors and great light.
Nicely blurred background.

Hello Paras,

An amazing shot showing the bee completely covered in pollen whilst visiting the lavatera flower.
The off-centre composition is well used and the dof creates a stunningly sharp focal image whilst leaving the b/g interesting but unobtrusive.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

Dear Paras
This is nice macro with good focus and amazing subject
The light control is well done, the image quality may improve and need some noise reduction of BG,
The overall is good
Thank you
Alireza

Hello, Paras -
Very special macro - it is unusual to capture a bee actual covered with specks of pale pollen like this, which shows the excellent sharp detail of your shot. Great contrast of the pale flower against the deep green background. Excellent image.

good macro
excellent color and clarity
the details are very representative
excellent contrast
Hugs

  • Great 
  • nicou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1295 W: 0 N: 2562] (20677)
  • [2009-09-10 4:54]

Hello,

grandiose macro, cet insecte tout soupourdér de polen, avec ce rosé léger et doux, une merveille, superbe macro.

Bravo et maitié

Nicou

Paras,One love to watch watch and watch this picture.so detailed,so sharp,so clear so focused.very balanced in colors,light and contrasts,good capture of details from good POV.Very well composed post.TFS

Hi Paras,

This is a wonderful macro, the diagonal and off-center presentation of the flower is very nice. The pollen-covered bee is super sharp. Very colorful, with excellent DOF to nicely blur the background. TFS

Best regards,
Werner

Hi Paras,
What a wonderful work scene of bee. I could count pollens on bee. Good clarity and contrast
TFS
Selahattin E

Hi Paras
i don t know how i missed this
extraordinary sharpness and details
beautiful purple color and rich green
grate POV
i like it so much!
Have a grate day my friend!
Oana

  • Great 
  • ayse51 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1701 W: 124 N: 1454] (20512)
  • [2009-09-10 9:53]

Hi Paras,
great double macro.Great details.Beautiful diagonal presntation.TFS.Necla.

Hi Paras,
Pale pink flower and its bonus...
Great macro, great details.tfs.
Dr.Seyfettin Güner

  • Great 
  • mishe Silver Star Critiquer [C: 40 W: 0 N: 0] (487)
  • [2009-09-10 11:07]

Zdravo Paras!
Colours,sharpnes and compo are excellent.
Warm regards,
Mishe.

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  • john1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 177 W: 0 N: 195] (1582)
  • [2009-09-10 12:32]

Hello Paras,

Excellent macro, great details and sharpness.
Wonderfull contrast, light.
Beautifull job.
Best regards.
John

Salam Paras Bhaijaan,
just a wonderful close up vith sharpness, colours and details are ery good.TFS.
Namaste,

hAyAti

Hi Paras
excellent capture of bee at work.
fantastic natural scene.
nice colors. good contrast.
well done
greetings
tsilla

Hi Paras,
The bee is so beautiful that it looks like a flower itself!
Beautiful colors and details.
TFS
Regards,
Lurdes

  • Great 
  • AKITA Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1027 W: 81 N: 66] (12366)
  • [2009-09-10 18:28]

dear Paras,
all bees look good workers, like this getting fully covered with pollen.
very attractive natural scene you took.
flower and bee are nice combination of the season, of the photo, indeed.
this pale violet color and graceful shape of the flower are excellent.
thank you for your cheerful shot,
Akihisa

Hi Paras,

Excellent close-up capture of this hardworker while gathering nectar in a delightful composition with neat details and fine composition.
TFS and have a nice day!
Cheers,

bayram

  • Great 
  • Fons Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1299 W: 2 N: 202] (15602)
  • [2009-09-11 0:25]

those transport much pollen very beautiful macro

  • Great 
  • chrisJ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4243 W: 414 N: 6720] (42311)
  • [2009-09-11 0:37]

Hi Paras

Very good use of a shallow dof, with excellent focus & sharpness on the bee, atop the attractive lavender colored flower. Have a nice weekend!

Bom dia Paras,
Great shot, nice scene, good sharpness and lights.
Fine work here,
Raimundo

Bonjour Paras
Very nice this bee on the delicate flowers; it seems as a young bride in her white dress
sharp shot and well done
Henri

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  • vanda Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 245 W: 0 N: 253] (1730)
  • [2009-09-11 14:42]

Hello Paras,
amazing macro shot! Very nice this worker :-)
Excellent focus and splendid details.
Well done.
Ciao. Vanda

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