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The inside of a Bee Orchid. Taken in our locality. The yellow droplet (central) is what waves in the wind like a pendulum and attracts the bee picking up the pollen then transfers it to another bee orchid thus cross-pollinating the plant. Isn't nature fascinating?
| Brand: | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera: | Nikon D80  Check out Nikon Nation! |
| Lens: | AF-S Micro nikkor 60mm1:2.8G E D  Check out Nikon Nation! |
| Recording media: | RAW (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 14 Jun 2012 - 2:52 PM |
| Focal Length: | 60mm |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/4.1 |
| Aperture: | f/13.0 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/400sec |
| Exposure Comp: | 0.0 |
| ISO: | 400 |
| Exposure Mode: | Program AE |
| Metering Mode: | Spot |
| Flash: | No Flash |
| Title: | Bee Orchid |
| Username: | 
PaulLiley |
| Uploaded: | 14 Jun 2012 - 10:47 PM |
| Tags: | 'bee orchid', Bees, Orchid, Plants, Pollination, Wildlife / nature |
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Comments
very nice, I love those but I never knew about the yellow droplet!!
A gorgeous close up, excellent colours and selective focussing
Excellent close up and info Paul.
Regards
Trev.
Very good close up, with wonderful colours, details & the selective focusing is excellent
Carol
Detailed capture, Paul. Nicely done, and well explained.
Dave
What a great shot Paul,lovely write up explaing,well done..Lin
A lovely shot Paul, good detail and colour 
Mark
I used to go hunting for these in the New Forest, mostly without success.
I don't always see it in images, Paul, but I can definitely see the little face in yours, like a laughing jester
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