This swarm was flat on the sidewalk... I'm not sure what was going on... I left before they started stinging everyone...
best viewed at large size:
www.flickr.com/photos/doubleagent/2631817470/sizes/o/
update: The Providence Journal posted a story about it.
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Glassine 60 months ago | reply
wow!!
Golden Meanie 60 months ago | reply
Do you have any images of this in context?
doubleagent 60 months ago | reply
My shot makes it look much bigger than it was... The photo in the ProJo article reveals that the swarm is just a few feet across:
www.projo.com/a/2008/7/02/bees_512.jpg
Golden Meanie 59 months ago | reply
Was just wondering if you had more. It looked like there would be some great gawker pictures to be taken! How loud were they?
doubleagent 59 months ago | reply
I've got a few shots of hands pointing into the swam, but none of the gawkers' faces... plz send me your email if you'd like to see them. I don't recall any buzzing... I'm actually allergic to bees so I didn't get too close... luckily I had a 300mm zoom lens in my bag.
sarbeargv 59 months ago | reply
That is crazy. What a great moment to happen upon...
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bsweeten 56 months ago | reply
I sure like this one very cool shot.