Ol' Blue Eyes
Uploaded: May 12, 2010
When my husband came in from outside and reported there was a blue-eyed bee on a backyard flowering bush, I figured he was out in the hot TX sun too long....but sure enough, he was right. Never saw the likes of it before and despite research, the best I could come up in the way of an ID is some sort of carpenter bee. If anyone knows....
Exif: F Number: 2.8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 125/100000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 100.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 7D
Tammy M. Anderson May 12, 2010
Can't help you with the bee but the image is beautiful. Excellent details and colors. Outstanding as always, Valarie. #1267974R. J. Laudenbacher May 12, 2010
Never seen one either...I will be interested to know what you find out. This is a great macro shot with wonderful detail, dof and colors. Great work. #8605909Barbara Waldoch May 12, 2010
Very pretty bee and capture, Valarie! #8605969Jeff Robinson May 12, 2010
You will hae to have a Lone Star beer and celebrate finding this unique bee!! Great color and detail Valarie! Jeff #8605999Robert R. Goodman May 12, 2010
Hi Valarie,That is a awesome macro my friend.Beautiful color,lighting and detail.It's very hot down here in Az to!!!! #8606000Maria A. Gonzalez May 12, 2010
Beautiful colors,detail and perfect spot for the blue eye 6 legged friend you found...A very colorful image with your signature right on it..Marilyn Cornwell May 12, 2010
This is so beautiful - I haven't seen a blue bee!My carpenter bees make holes in the pergola and we have a waving war together so I don't know what colour they are! #8606031
Agnes Fegan May 12, 2010
Whatever the bee may be, you have a beautiful image here. The colors are so pretty along with the fine details!!! #8606054Gina Cormier May 12, 2010
WOW....this is gorgeous and what a find Val!!!!! Never saw one of these either. Glad he waited for you to shoot him!! lol #8606056Linda D. Lester May 12, 2010
What a cool find....never seen one either! #8606117Jean-Pierre Ducondi May 12, 2010
Great close-up image. Love the colors and background. Well done Val.Stefania Barbier May 12, 2010
fantastic clarity and capture! #8606258Jack Ryan May 12, 2010
What a great find and what an excellent image!!! Well composed with excellent detail and color...great shot. #8606295Ron McEwan May 12, 2010
The gold star goes to hubby for finding this one for you, OK and one for you capturing it so well. It does look like a carpenter bee of some kind. #8606341Douglas Pignet May 12, 2010
Very colorful and clear shot...Nice timing as well #8606430Rony Sagy May 12, 2010
Terrific color and detail of this blue eyed critter and beautiful pink landing area. Excellent work, Val. #8606547Marty Straub May 12, 2010
Another amazing macro, Valarie. I've never seen a blue-eyed bee before either. ALL of the colors in this image work so well together. The bluish green bg is the perfect backdrop on which to paint the gorgeous pinks in the flowers and to bring out the blacks, yellows AND blue of this unique bee. #8606664Patricia Seidler May 12, 2010
A pink moth and a blue eyed bee. Now I have seen everything! Does he sing? LOL.Another incredibly detailed macro and terric color Valarie. #8606682
Monnie Ryan May 12, 2010
Never saw one before either, Valarie! He sure makes a neat contrast to the beautiful pink flowers, though! Well done! #8606697Melissa Olsen May 12, 2010
Amazing macro photography!Tammy Espino May 12, 2010
I think he's drank too much nectur and it drunk~ Never saw a blue bee, send some to Vegas, he is pretty! Awesome capture ~ :) #8607285Julie Burnett May 12, 2010
Only you could find a blue eyed bee, Val!! What a unique find, and what a gorgeous capture of it! Clarity is outstanding!! #8607417Julianne Bradford May 12, 2010
Just for you Valarie. Ol blue eyes came back for a cool portrait by you..because he heard your the best!Amazing! #8607652Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 12, 2010
FANTASTIC find and shot, Val! I think it would be worth your while to get in touch with your county Ag people for them to identify this strange bee! If they can't they should be able to tell you where to go to get it ID'ed! WHAT an INCREDIBLE find and shot! :-) k #8607721Kathy Salerni May 12, 2010
I don't get too close to bees so I don't know what kind it is but this is one outstanding macro, Valarie!! The colors, BG and details are superb! #8608082Tommy E. Burgess May 13, 2010
Stunning macro with outstanding detail, colors, dof and composition Val!! On first look it does look like a carpenter bee, but if you look closer there is no mini tool belt, so thus, it must be some other kind of bee. Ok I'm slap happy now, probably my cue it's time for bed lol. Fantastic capture! #8608196Ellen Hodges May 13, 2010
Wonderful find of this unusual and beautiful bee, Val! He was kind enough to go to this beautiful flower, too. Unbeatable! #8608444Val Feldman May 13, 2010
Thank you all for your comments on this one and Tommy, LOL!!! #8608637Patti Coblentz May 13, 2010
I know two bee keepers and when I see them I'll ask! How unusual! Beautiful capture of this little fellow amongst the glorious pinks...looks like he's sleeping!Patti #8608931
Dianna Murphy May 13, 2010
That's so cool. BEE U TI FUL! Love the colors. Super details and framing too. #8609358Anita Hogue May 13, 2010
Awesome details and those colors are fabulous! Fabulous find Valarie! #8610044Ann H. Belus May 13, 2010
Simply beautiful, Val! #8610380Janet McNeil May 14, 2010
Lovely detail and color - beautiful!! #8610800Val Feldman May 14, 2010
Thanks to everyone for their comments...as always, I appreciate much...and have a great weekend everybody! ~Val #8611784Carol L. Fowler May 14, 2010
Geez Val- haven't you seen bees with contact lenses on before?? It's all the rage in Tennessee! Great find in Texas. #8612053Val Feldman May 15, 2010
LOL, Carol...that's about as good as explanation as any!!! Thanks for stopping by and clearing the matter up...leave it to those TN bees to be on the cutting edge of style! :) #8613263Thomas E. Hinds May 16, 2010
Terrific detail, color, and light, Valarie! Amazing image! Wonderful blue-eyed specimen! #8616082Lana Arcemont May 18, 2010
Fantastic capture, color and detail! #8619987Ruth E. Foster-Lindsay May 18, 2010
Wonderful close-up Valarie! Details and colors are fab! #8620753Laura E. Swan May 19, 2010
Frank Sinatra Incarnate! Look at him wooing the beautiful flowers with that beautiful buzzing!Either that or maybe it's an AGING BEE (Blindness) OR BETTER YET those are really sunglasses. Yes! That's it!
Love it no matter what, Valerie!
-Laura #8622220
Val Feldman May 20, 2010
Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting Thomas. Lana, Ruth and Laura...and Laura: A bee with cataracts! OMG! :) Like the idea of a cooler than cool critter in my garden with blue shades, too but Frankie crooning to my flowers - wonderful! "Strangers in the Night", maybe??? #8624370Nancy J. Locke May 20, 2010
MAGNIFICENT CAPTURE!!! Can't wait to hear what type of bee this is.FANTABULOUS!!! #8624870
Sam Britt May 21, 2010
Terrific macro, great color & detail, Val. #8627147Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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