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Beeswax, are you minding it?

August 20, 2014 by Greg Molyneux

In this macro photograph a carpenter bee is captured from behind as it pollinates a quick fire hydrangea, basking in golden hour light.

Beeswax, are you minding it? — 100mm | f/4 | ISO 100 | EXP 1/250

This shot is a holdover from this past Sunday. I spent a good half hour stalking my quick fire hydrangea as it lay awash in rich golden light and carpenter bees. Despite the abundance of airborne insects doing their pollinating thing it what seemed like fast forward, I couldn’t get a single carpenter bee to stop let alone face toward me. Left with just the business end of the abdomen, I’m still happy with the result.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: 100mm carpenter bee flora insects macro pollinators quick fire hydrangea

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