Making a Beeline for the Thistle Flower
Uploaded: August 04, 2014 08:28:11 | Entered: August 04, 2014 08:28:11
Shot with my Nikon D5300 and Tamron 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 VC lens
Exif: F Number: 7.1, Exposure Bias Value: -0.33, ExposureTime: 1/250 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 320, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 185.00 mm, Model: NIKON D5300
JO ANN CLEVELAND August 04, 2014
Excellent Gerda, great title too! :-)jo ann c.
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Gerda Grice August 04, 2014
Thank you very much, Jo Ann! I appreciate it!-Gerda #11101209Val Feldman August 04, 2014
Love the colors - these little fellas are hard to capture in mid-flight...they literally zoom! Great work here, Gerda! #11101490Gerda Grice August 04, 2014
Thank you very much, Val. They do zoom. I was really lucky this time!-GerdaColette M. Metcalf August 04, 2014
Beautiful!!! #11101655Gerda Grice August 04, 2014
Thank you vdery much, Colette! -Gerda #11101731Kathy Shogren August 05, 2014
Awww, my kinda shot Gerda. Love the capture of the bee, so sharp. And the beautiful thistles too. Wonderful image. #11102419Gerda Grice August 05, 2014
Thank you so much, Kathy! Coming from you, that is a compliment indeed! You do truly wonderful work with insects and flowers day after day! I got lucky this once! It was a thrill and you've made it more special for me!-Gerda
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