The birds and the bees
The birds and the bees
Ok the title is misleading, this post is more about flowers and Bees, but as I was editing the shots, this song came to mind, its a classic song by Jewel Akens from 1964 titled the Birds and the bees, I will share a link to it at the end of the post
This past weekend it was mostly rainy this past weekend but yesterday afternoon the rain stopped for a bit and the sun came out so I popped out to take a few shots in the Neighborhood and thats what I am sharing now
And let me start with this little bee doing his business
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Getting shots of bees and even the flower sis tricky for a couple of reasons, the wind was gently blowing so the flowers were moving, and these little bees are so active popping back and forth all over the place.
And here we have a bumblebee, that also was so busy moving it never seemed to stop at all, but I am somewhat happy with this shot, even though his legs and head were moving and a bit blurry the fur on its back is pretty clear and I like how the blossoms that were not to far behind it have disappeared into a smooth bokeh
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And hear we have another bee on the blossoms, not as good in my mmind as the first shot, but still OK to share.
By the way incase your wondering, for each of these bee shots that I am sharing I probably have 5 or 6 that the bee moved or focus was off and werent worth editing
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And finishing off with just a simple blossom
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I do have some more shots from yesterdays walk that are of the blossoms and flowers with rain drops on them but I have yet to edit those so they will be for a future post
And as promised here is a link to the video of the Song if you haven't heard it
TheBirds and the bees
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Such super photos of the flowers and bees! Thanks for telling us you have several photos where the bees didn’t cooperate! It makes me feel better!
Thanks and don’t worry even though the ones I shared and the best ones of bees I have ever got there were not only failures alongside these but so many times in the past I too many and did not even get one good shot 😎
Accccckkk. There is the difference between a photographer and a picture taker! You used 1 of 6 to get a shot you liked, I took about 40 frames of a bumblebee working some petunias last summer. I got maybe 2 usable :)
I just love them, Bees and flowers. Thank you!
Trust me I have had the same experience, I guess I just got lucky on Sunday with these shots :)
That first shot is definitely the best bee pic I've seen on Steemit.. if not EVER!!!
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Lovely post @tattoodjay, gorgeous shots of the busy bees and the ever busy bumblebee AND the flowers! Funny how that old song can stick in one's head ;)
We had torrential rain here overnight causing a lot of damage, fortunately our property is ok!
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Glad your property is ok 👍
And yes isn’t it funny how a song can just pop in ones ones mind at random moments
I am terrified of bees but love how they look when captured clearly in a photo! You definitely accomplished this!
I was stung in the lip when I was younger, sharing a can of pop with my siblings. When it was my turn to drink up comes the bee to sting me! I still haven’t gotten over that incident. Though they are so little they inflict so much temporary pain.
Great shots! That first one is outstanding!
I am a bit scared of them as well, I was allergic to them when young and when I got stung i would swell up like a balloon, I haven been stung by one for years but I am curious around them
Thnaks I was so happy with these shots
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I love to watch them work. I haven't been out today I'll make up for it tomorrow :)
I saw you had a busy day today, tomorrow I hope to get out for some shots soon as well, its forecast to hit 73 tomorrow in NYC
We are expecting bad weather, its been gorgeous here :(
Glad it’s been nice there hope the weather isn’t to bad for you