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The Buzz

© Donna La Mattino Pagakis

The Buzz

Uploaded: October 24, 2008 09:12:25 | Entered: March 01, 2021 15:41:40

Description

My PG 101 Stacked Theme Entry

This is a macro capture of a bee hive under construction. Photographed on the first day of their arrival!!! They built the hive under the eves of my patio on September 6, 2008. They have since moved on to a new location.

Exif: F Number: 7.1, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/200 seconds, Flash: fired, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 55.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi

Comments

Kay E. Mahoney level-classic October 24, 2008

Nice capture, Donna. Love the big cluster of them. Hope you are careful around hem. #1022409

Dominick M. Dimacale level-addict October 24, 2008

Great image and details here, Donna.


Dominick #6652824

Katarina Mansson October 24, 2008

I can hear them talking to eachother: "HONEY it is too crowded here!" :-)

Great and unusual capture. Lovely detail and colors! #6652901

John Caruso October 24, 2008

Great macro, Donna! #6653008

Carla Metzler October 24, 2008

Great shot, Donna! #6653059

Fax Sinclair level-deluxe October 24, 2008

Well, here you are out-doing everyone's bee shot! By a few hundred! Fabulous. #6653103

Jillian Danielson October 24, 2008

ok,, bees always give me the heebee jeebees,,but I'll comment,,LOL. Very cool macro Donna!! :) You will have plenty of honey for the year! #6653236

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna October 24, 2008

It's wonderful seeing so many honey bees!!!!! I have heard that they are making a comeback and I sure hope that's true!!!!!!

This is a fantastic capture, Donna!!!!! wonderful details and colors!!!!! ♫ k #6653458

Sherry L. Davis October 24, 2008

OMG!!! Look at all them! Great capture, Donna! Wonderful clarity, too! #6653562

Terri L. Scribner October 24, 2008

Wow, that's a buch of stingers!! Great! #6653647

Cary Rogers October 24, 2008

Great photo, Donna...with nice light and clarity! A swarm arrived in my backyard this summer, and they started a hive in an old concrete kiln, but I was never able to get a real good shot of them. nice job! #6653912

Sherran Andersen level-classic October 24, 2008

Whoa!! This is one great macro...not sure if I am brave enough to attempt something like this... really like the clarity, colours and POV Donna. Sherran #6656279

Bill Knaps October 24, 2008

Great capture Donna. Bill #6656290

Max Aureli October 25, 2008

Fantastic!!! Great macro Donna! #6657648

Lynn Haack October 25, 2008

WOW!! Amazing macro, Donna! This is a photo worthy of National Geographic! Excellent clarity and comp....hope you didn't get stung....Bzzzzzzzzzzz. Lynn #6657686

Donna La Mattino Pagakis October 25, 2008

Thank you VERY much!!! It's a pleasure to share this with all of you!!

Donna #6660686

Tiia Vissak October 27, 2008

very cool! #6665220

Donna La Mattino Pagakis October 30, 2008

Thank you Tiia! #6685580

Lisa J. Boulden level-classic November 17, 2008

Hope you took this with a very looooonnnng lens! Eeeks!
Great shot, brave girl!
Funny what we won't do for that perfect shot!
Smiles, Lisa♥ #6765077

Susan M. Campbell November 21, 2008

Congrats on the POTD. This is fabulous. #6785077

Barbara Waldoch December 23, 2008

Terrific capture, Donna! #6932276

Husain Akhtar December 23, 2008

Excellent capture - love this wonderful picture!
Best wishes for the Christmas and New Year!
#6932483

Chris Budny level-deluxe January 15, 2011

Glad they were preoccupied, and apparently ignoring you for this great close-up! HTD! #9164489

Sarah A. Christian January 15, 2011

Wonderful closeup of stacked bees! I run from bees! #9164514

Joy Rector January 15, 2011

wow, awesome capture #9164564

Leslie McLain level-classic January 15, 2011

Amazing capture, Donna. #9164567

Mitch Spence level-classic January 15, 2011

Stacked up for sure, Donna. It's an amazing image, and you're a brave photog. :) #9164600

Chuck Bruton level-deluxe January 15, 2011

Nice, color, texture and detail
Makes one shudder..... #9164677

Patti Coblentz January 15, 2011

Fantastic macro, Donna! HTD! #9164729

Robyn A. Terrell January 15, 2011

Wow, how brave of you! Outstanding macro, Donna! #9164737

Dr Silly level-classic January 15, 2011

Cool capture for the theme. :O) #9164771

Thomas E. Hinds January 15, 2011

Really an astonishing image! Really great macro, Donna! Love it! #9164921

Corinne M. Thompson January 15, 2011

Perfect choice and capture for the theme Donna! Don't know how I missed this the first time around. #9165374

Michele Peterson level-classic January 15, 2011

Everyone said what I would say!! Basically, this is sooo cool!! #9165516

Naomi Weiser January 15, 2011

what a fun photo subject, and great theme entry, htd! #9165546

Katarina Mansson January 15, 2011

How did you manage to capture this CLOSE up?!?! It is fantastic! HTD Donna! #9165576

Bunny Snow January 16, 2011

Did you use a telephoto and a close up lens to bring the bees in safely and sharp to your lens?

This is so well done, Donna. Well envisioned and executed!

What encouraged them to move on to a new location? #9166314

Donna La Mattino Pagakis January 16, 2011

Thank you for all of your great comments. I captured this up close, as the bees were making their new hive. They were so busy. that they didn't even notice I was there.

It was exciting to watch!!!

Donna #9166669

Amanda D. Austwick level-classic January 17, 2011

What a BUZZ taking this wonderful image Donna. So well done! #9168644

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