The big news today was the *rain*! Finally! The thunderstorms voided a row on the lake, but I did get some morning time with my camera in the garden.
This is my first decent shot of a bumblebee in flight (I hope). I've certainly trashed scores of frames. It may not be hundreds yet, Kat, but I will continue to try (in my attempt to *not* post flower shots all the time!)… Best viewed while listening to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QV1RGMLUKE or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh29LRr0xpE
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I love it! I love the wing blur, the composition of the bee and the blossoms,the gorgeous sunlight, and he appears to be giving you the Bronx cheer too! Fav!
@sparkleplenty1 Thanks, Joyce! An early-ish partial success!
@espyetta Thanks so much, MaryBeth! Sometimes blur is cool and sometimes freezing motion is cool, too. I like the blur here. (I had to look up Bronx cheer, but I agree!) Thanks for the fav!
@hannahpaige@psychographer@cmc1200@jaboney Thanks, everyone! I did like the blurred wing motion. I wonder how fast a shutter speed is necessary to freeze an aloft bee's wings...
@sailingmusic@paintdipper Thank you, Myrna & Junan. I don't know why that title occurred to me except that it didn't look like the bee was leaving from or arriving at the stalk in the image!
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@espyetta Thanks so much, MaryBeth! Sometimes blur is cool and sometimes freezing motion is cool, too. I like the blur here. (I had to look up Bronx cheer, but I agree!) Thanks for the fav!