5.8.10

You Capture : Busy Bees

Yesterday on my way home from work I stopped at Volkspark am Weinberg to have a look at the small flower garden there and was amazed to see how many bees were still working hard in the late afternoon sun.  I had in mind to take a few pictures of the flowers with the light at different angles. I'm trying to practice taking pictures 'lit from the back' and 'lit from the front' and understand how this changes the final image.  Flowers seem to be an appropriate subject having oodles of patience, a capacity to keep still while I slowly, slowly, slowly frame the shot and as an added bonus, they are a  reasonably interesting subject matter.  
Anyway, I got completely distracted by the bees.  So industrious.  So busy going about their pursuit for the perfect flower. I'm sure the other people in the park thought I was mad as I chased the bees from one flower to the next trying to get the perfect shot.  I felt like I was entering into some special world of theirs (the bees that is), seeing them taking flight into the breeze and hovering 'just so' until the breeze moved the flower to create the perfect landing pad. 
I have to confess that before yesterday bees and I were really just distant acquaintances who tried our best to avoid each other.  The thought of getting in their path would have had me leaping away in case I got stung and had some rather unfortunate "My Girl" incident.  Childhood movies have a lot to answer for, don't you think?  I'm not saying we're friends yet - but yesterday's introduction went a long way towards breaking down the barriers.
This last picture is my entry for 'In a Yellow House' photo challenge, which is "Animal Kingdom".  This month it's being hosted by Ashley over at Rambings and Photos.

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20 comments:

Allana said...

they are truly beautiful photo's! :)

Diana Mieczan said...

Bees are such a fascinating little creatures....Those images are breathtaking,sweetie:)

Great job!!!

Kisses and hugs:)

Divas and dreams photography blog said...

Wow, these pictures are beautiful!!!!

Robin Norgren said...

So interesting to see the bees in this setting. I also have a hesitation with bees having been stung badly as a girl. And yet it is my hubby's FAVROITE animal! He even said the other day that HE wants to do a painting focusing on bees. Guess I need to give 'em another chance?

Ashley Sisk said...

That last shot is really beautiful. I love the bokeh.

Sarah Halstead said...

These are so beautiful. Great job!

Julie said...

Beautiful! I love the bright colors :)

Kim said...

All are gorgeous, but that last photo is amazing!

The Wishful Lamb said...

great shots! the last one is by far my favorite! The bee looks magical!

Wendy said...

I love the second one - it's like it's looking right at you - as if you were disturbing the business at hand. Great photos - as always!

Karli said...

These shots are fantastic! I was going to say how much I loved the 3rd one, until I saw the 4th one - WOW! Great shot! :-)

Jane said...

Just beautiful, love the colors. Well done.

green tea and red nails said...

gorgeous!!!! the last one is stunninG!!

Dorian Susan said...

Back lit, front lit....I hear you...but whatever you're doing it's great. I especially like the last photo....wowza.
After this post you might check out "the Bee movie"....an animated thing where the main character's voice is Jerry Seinfeld. Not the greatest movie ever, but a funny take off on bees relationships with us rather than vice versa.
Love your post.
Susan

Allison S said...

All of those photos are just beautiful! The last shot, though, is especially brilliant. Good luck in the contest! ...and I agree. Flowers are a wonderful subject to shoot. They're probably my favorites.

Elle said...

clare you are really talented! i hope you win.

CHECKS AND SPOTS said...

oh yes, i completely forgot about my girl until this post - what a step back in time!
amazing colours in these shots...
x

astitchaday said...

Wow, you're so talented! Wonderful photos!

tinycandi said...

that last picture is amazing! but...eek. the bees give me the heeby jeebies! ;)

cindy said...

such terrific shots! your blog is wonderful, thank you for visiting ours!