red poppy & bee by quietpurplehaze

red poppy & bee

"Where the bee sucks, there suck I:
In a cowslip's bell I lie;
There I couch when owls do cry.
On the bat's back I do fly
After summer merrily.
Merrily, merrily shall I live now
Under the blossom that hangs on the bough."

from Shakespeare's: 'The Tempest'
What a stunning capture. The bee' stripes look the same colour as the flower.Need to fav this one! PS. Also love Shakespeare's "The Tempest" Fabulous and a real "WOW" factor !!!
June 2nd, 2012  
Beautiful capture and excerpt from the Tempest
June 2nd, 2012  
Oh so lovely.. both picture and quote.
June 2nd, 2012  
@creativeamateur @rosiekind @angie_la Thank you all for your lovely and encouraging comments. This is my first good bee-in-flower shot. They were very large bees pollinating those poppies!
June 2nd, 2012  
Perfect catch Hazel! Great shot!
June 2nd, 2012  
@tishpics Thank you Patricia.
June 2nd, 2012  
perfect shot, i like this image, very much
June 2nd, 2012  
@tobi Thank you!
June 2nd, 2012  
Outstanding! The focus is so sharp on the bee.
June 3rd, 2012  
@gibnakebira Marie, thank you!
June 3rd, 2012  
Hazel, how long have you had your camera and are you happy with how it handles close-ups like this? That's one of the issues I have with my Lumix.
June 4th, 2012  
@gibnakebira I think my Canon is possibly best at macro - very sharp.
I've had it probably 2 or 3 years. I mostly just use it on automatic and have only recently started using the macro on P - I really am a point and shoot merchant! I noted last time I was in the photo shop that there is a new model of this one.
June 4th, 2012  
Thanks, Hazel!
June 5th, 2012  
@gibnakebira I remembered something else! I really need a viewfinder on a camera which the Canon IXUS 95 1S DOES have, in contrast to most cameras of this size.
June 5th, 2012  
That's a nice little feature, Hazel @quietpurplehaze Thanks!
June 5th, 2012  
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