busy bee

Went for a walk today and come across a very busy bee on a Lavender bush. There was a breeze blowing and bees don't keep still for long at all, so I was rapt when I got a few clear shots.
Have finally caught up on commenting, it seems to take me forever lately. I'm having trouble finding time each day.

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[Lyn Berriman]

Stunning macro and detail - fav for me!!

[Tony Guest (snoopybooboo)]

A lovely close up Diane. You have such wonderful photos.

[Sam]

Brilliant detail Diane, this is gorgeous FAV!

[April Nowling]

Yummy! Lavender! Great macro. Fav and Following!

[Jill Hempsall]

Amazing detail - well captured.

[Dr.sridhar]

wow

[vstap]

Great capture. Probably as close as I want to get to a bee, and only by camera!

[Myrna O'Hara]

Well captured.

[Robyn]

Great capture

[Carole Imes]

I like the way he is really getting into this flower. So beautiful, Diane and a fav.

[Julia]

Lovely textures

[Peter_1966]

Fantastic shot

[Davie]

I love your macro shots Diane, and this is no exception. Outstanding detail and love the colours.

[Jan Rose]

Lovely macro shot, nice colour.

[Lisa]

Gorgeous shot Diane. Amazing Macro!

[Diane]

@lynnilou @snoopybooboo @gigiflower @aenowling @jillhempsall @drsridhar @vstap @sailingmusic @flyrobin @cimes1 @juliac @peter_1966 @davie @jan20 @lisafrances Thanks everyone!

[Judith]

Gorgeous capture. Fav.

[CINDY JOHNSON]

wonderful shot

[Candace]

Awesome capture, a fav! Love to see these tiny creatures close up!

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Gorgeous shot fav!

[Diane]

@daisyjuds @pittcj17 @ribbet9 Thanks so much for lovely comments and favs!

[Trevor]

Well done Diane this is a stunning photo! Fantastic details and not easy to get in the wind and busy bee moving around so quickly. Has to be a fav!

[Diane]

@ziggy77 @trevjk3 Thanks Jo and Trevor!

[Jackie]

Hes so busy collecting his honey. Love this happy little guy. Fantastically captured. Fav

[Jennie]

Great capture, he does look busy!

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great capture!

[Peter Carpenter]

Well done they are indeed elusive critters.

[Margaret Brown]

Beautiful macro with great detail fav

[Shawna Schroeder]

Beautiful capture, awesome detail!

[June]

Lovely image. Not seen many bees this year yet.

[Denise fuller]

fantastic capture and detail

[philip maddever]

wow ,gorgeous light and focus ....fav

[Graham Thresher]

Just brilliant ! FAV

[Dawn Ulmer]

Fav. Great detail and soft color.

[Sierra Nicole]

Great detail! Amazing shot

[Lynn]

Absolutely fabulous, fav.

[Diane]

@truechicknz @cutemagic @elisasaeter @chippy1402 @craftymeg @shawnasays @junep @denisefuller @philipmad1 @thresheg @deu49097 @sierranicole423 @rubicon Thank you everyone for your great comments and favs!

[Claire]

Wow this is a brilliant shot, amazingly fabulous

[Deb]

The BEEs have it today!! I love your shot with the lavender working as a terrific contrast to the yellow bee. I must have had a dozen shots of mine to get the wings still, not as easy as one thinks but worth it.

[Alex]

The premium, as usually! Talented macro!
Congratulations on your success. Good luck,

[sally agnew]

Great macro Diane :-)

[Dave Taylor]

Lovely soft colours in the background. I think you've done well getting a shot like this. The slightest breeze with a macro shot and it suddenly becomes "artistic" (also know as completely blurred.)

[Diane]

@claireuk @dgrynn @baalst @hermann @hermann Thanks everyone!

[Diane]

@togger I had a lot like that Dave! lol

[Dave Taylor]

@dianeburns Me too ;-) Don't tell anyone.

[Babs]

Fantastic shot. Amazing detail. I never have much luck with bees, but try again.

[Diane]

@onewing I took heaps of shots, ended up with a few good ones but lots of not so good. Babs. Lol

[Birdie]

The color contrast between the golden bee and the lavender plant is beautiful. And, you caught the bee in a moment that was truly its own- pollination! Love the light glistening off his wings. Precious.

[Kelly]

For the amount of clarity in this pic, it still projects "soft" to me. I really like it.

[Katterina ❥]

Great capture!

[Harbie]

Fantastic shot, Diane! The detail of both the bee and flower are wonderful! A fav!!

[Nicola Henderson]

Fav this is so beautiful Diane..!! Love the colours..!

[Tracey]

Wow this is an amazing capture instant fav

[Meredith McNay]

Wow awesome capture, well done.

[Ian]

Nice a fav

[Dione Giorgio]

Instant FAV. Amazing macro.

[Debi 🐩]

Love this. Great focus and pov. Lovely detail

[Robyn]

Beautiuflly focussed bee shot

[Kat]

Fantastic capture. :)

[Diane]

@darthkitty @flyrobin @wearing0 @sangwann @ian365 @wanabe @tracelee @nixhendo11 @harbie @katerinatina @aint_miss_behavin @birdie1111 Thanks for your lovely comments!

[Meredith McNay]

Congratulations on the PP page, well done.

[Diane]

@wanabe Thanks Meredith, I get so excited!

[Sue]

Brilliant shot! Especially in the wind!

[Luna Sol]

Great details! I keep trying to take pictures of bees, but don't seem to succeed, in either finding the bees, or getting a good shot.

[Nina Ganci]

magnificent capture and close up. excellent details. fav

[Alister Cachia]

this is impressive

[mukesh]

fabulous....wow..

[Stephanie Swift]

Beautifully detailed and focused macro--not surprised to see it on the PP, congrats! Fav for me of course. Well done!

[Danny Davies]

It's a beautiful close-up of a Honey Bee Diane. fav.

[Gena Pegg]

SUPER Bee...hope to see this on TT! Just fabulous! FAV.

[Vicki]

Amazing shot!

[Diane]

@sioux @lunasol @ninaganci @alistercachia @mukeshpapd @tristansmum @dannydavies @vickicuic Thanks for all your lovely comments and favs!

[Diane]

@eyesmile Oh Gena that would be amazing, I won't hold my breath though.

[Sharon Simpson]

Fantastic macro....love the way your bee posed for you! A fav!

[Alexandra DG]

wow, amazing macro

[Diane]

@savannah51 @axika thanks so much!

[Ryan Jason]

photographing bees can be very difficult to do but very rewarding in the end, they make such beautiful images. fav!

[Diane]

@ryanjasonphotography Thanks Ryan, I am so proud of this one!

[Susan Klassen]

Fabulous capture! Great detail and focus. It's a fav for me too.

[Larry Mc]

Diane, you nailed it! Absolutely stunning. Fav

[Denise (lyndemc)]

Amazing shot of a bee on a flower. She's really diggin' in there for the good stuff.

[Flicka]

Awesome.

[Diane]

@dailypix @lampcola @lyndemc @flicka Thanks all for your positive comments, I was very proud of this one.

[Denise (lyndemc)]

And rightfully proud you should be!

[Diane]

@lyndemc Thanks Denise, I'm still very new to photography so learning all the time, my husband is getting a bit cranky with me spending so much time on 365. Oh well he'll get over it, as I don't think I'm going to tire of it any time soon.

[Della Astle]

Wow, what a great shot! Fav (belated!)