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Taken at Broughton Castle (Banbury) over the weekend.
I was wandering around the garden regretting taking my entire kit bag with me when I saw this little fella and did a quick switch to the macro lens.
This was shot handheld at ISO 400 to allow for f8 and a fast enough shutter speed.
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| Camera: | Pentax *istD |
| Lens: | Sigma EX 180mm Macro |
| Recording media: | n/a |
| Title: | Messy Bee |
| Username: | 
javam |
| Uploaded: | 24 Jul 2006 - 8:15 AM |
| Tags: | Bee, Bumble, Close-up / macro, Closeup, Flower, Flowers, Flowers & plants, Wildlife / nature |
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Aww soo cute hehe. Love the colours and you have captured incredible detail, love the pollen on the bees legs! You
got even closer then I managed too and I got stung 
Really like!
Thanks for all the comments.
They were fairly docile yesterday which helped, but the advantage of the 180mm Macro is that I could stay a reasonable distance out just in case!
I unfortunately stepped on a bee the previous day in my bare feet (more unfortunate for the bee than me) so the throbbing in my foot was a gentle reminder to respect his air space.
What a lovely pin sharp image. The flower colour compliments him well too. Nice work.
Fran
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