bumblebee on echinacea by Mark Holmes

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13-JUL-2005

bumblebee on echinacea

echinacea - popular herbal remedy, or botanical, believed to benefit the immune system; it is used especially to alleviate common colds and the flu. Echinacea is extracted from the roots and flowering tops of the purple coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia and E. purpurea).

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
1/50s f/7.1 at 100.0mm iso800 Tripod AV Mode Raw converted to Jpg hide exif

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Date/Time	13-Jul-2005 16:54:29
Make	Canon
Model	Canon EOS 20D
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	100 mm
Exposure Time	1/50 sec
Aperture	f/7.1
ISO Equivalent	800
Exposure Bias	0.33
White Balance	(-1)
Metering Mode	matrix (5)
JPEG Quality	(6)
Exposure Program	aperture priority (3)
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Guest		19-Jul-2005 10:17
Well done Mark. Great focus and colours. Had you considered cropping tighter at the right to get your bee away from the centre a bit? That background flower on the left would still balance your image nicely. Good effort. John

Guest		16-Jul-2005 15:01
Nice one! You nailed the focus on that bee.

Mindy McNaugher		14-Jul-2005 04:34
Fabulous macro!!

Guest		14-Jul-2005 00:21
Awesome macro ... he's just hugging that cone flower, isn't he. Nice.

petesie		13-Jul-2005 22:47
Was he sneezing? This is a great macro, looks like he is holding on for dear life.

Ron S. Bernardo		13-Jul-2005 22:33
maybe the bee is into herbal medicine? ;o) Great macro shot!