Sleepy Bee-Best viewed large

    I snapped a picture of a blue banded bee getting ready for the night with the sunset in the background.
    'Sleepy Bee-Best viewed large' On Black

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    1. Randomness By Cheeky (75 months ago | reply)

      This is a fantastic photograph

    2. Ariel.. (75 months ago | reply)

      your a master in macro world! wonderful capture!

    3. austinbriab (75 months ago | reply)

      He looks like he is asleep..wonderful image.

    4. Jock the terrible (75 months ago | reply)

      the lighting is spot on with the sunlight behind, a well balanced shot.
      10/10!

    5. Steve Stone (75 months ago | reply)

      Really superb - fantastic image. Well balanced use of fill-in flash too!
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    6. AndréRocha (75 months ago | reply)

      Amazing picture!
      The DOF is very beautiful.

    7. Ruben Daniel Mascaro Photography (75 months ago | reply)

      Bloody hell that's awesome! There are some real great shots in your stream. Well done.

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    8. omarrun (75 months ago | reply)

      Great capture

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    9. CodenameShaider (75 months ago | reply)

      wonderful macro shot...very clear and the DOF, superb.

    10. Anna Pawleta (75 months ago | reply)

      oh gosh this is gorgeous!

    11. Ѕylvan (75 months ago | reply)

      wtf!!!!!! AWESOME!! Such a unique photo .. really excellent!! looks great on black :) beautifully taken!

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    12. NeilB's Photography [deleted] (75 months ago | reply)

      Very clever, great focus & Dof!

    13. Betty Sue (75 months ago | reply)

      wonderful, fantastic capture!

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    14. *bratan* (75 months ago | reply)

      awesome!!!

    15. mugley (75 months ago | reply)

      Everything that can be said about this one has already been said, except for maybe "what a lovely photo of a train". But that would be a very silly thing to say. Great work as usual.

    16. R. Aoki (75 months ago | reply)

      Great capture!
      Very nice colours!
      =]

    17. norbography (75 months ago | reply)

      Superb.

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    18. FatPete [deleted] (75 months ago | reply)

      This looks great against the sunset. My macro lens arrived this morning so I've got a long way to go before matching the quality of your photos!

    19. curious_spider (75 months ago | reply)

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      Huh. He actually is sorta blue, isn't he?

      This is perfectly framed. Well-done capture.

    20. moonwire (75 months ago | reply)

      very very gorgeous. this is national geographic material.

    21. wagoldby (75 months ago | reply)

      Well done! You are keeping up your fantastic level of work! very nice!

    22. Vermin Inc (75 months ago | reply)

      Brilliant! - you find just the best bugs.

    23. Lab2112 (75 months ago | reply)

      Alternative title: "After a night out on the town"

      :-)

      I really like how the sunset draws attention to the slumbering bee. Nice on, Louise!

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    24. *Mama*Lola* (75 months ago | reply)

      Superb macro and bokeh!!
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    25. Arun_Manohar [deleted] (75 months ago | reply)

      Cant believe the detail in this picture! and it definitely is lovely when viewed large! an instant favorite

    26. aussiegall (75 months ago | reply)

      Thank you all for your words of encouragement and invites.They are very much appreciated

    27. Ozventure (75 months ago | reply)

      Brilliant photo.

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    28. Mrs Magic (75 months ago | reply)

      This is superb! I'd quite like to fall asleep too!

    29. Melissa_A (75 months ago | reply)

      This is awesome...what a macro! The sun in the back is brilliant!

    30. Tommok [deleted] (75 months ago | reply)

      Well spotted! Completely fabulous shot!

    31. Dave Yiu [deleted] (75 months ago | reply)

      That is amazing!

    32. toltequita (75 months ago | reply)

      A bee in the Circus!

    33. lonniec61 (75 months ago | reply)

      another neat one!!!

    34. jciv (75 months ago | reply)

      Wow. Very artistic. Great lighting and excellent detail on the bee. This has to be your best sleeping bee shot. How is it holding on?

    35. Lord V (75 months ago | reply)

      Wonderful- love the way they bite the stem to stop falling off :)
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    36. corber [deleted] (75 months ago | reply)

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    37. arcflower (75 months ago | reply)

      Oh, fantastic! Another wonderful bee (in)action shot! I love the detail.

    38. AbhijeetVardhan (75 months ago | reply)

      Wonderful details!! Awesome shot!

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    39. Little♥Krawler (75 months ago | reply)

      An awesome macro.....the details and clarity is excellent. A great shot!

    40. mimbrava (75 months ago | reply)

      Truly awesome. Congratulations that it's on the main Explore page.

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