Soggy wet bee

I popped out into the garden this afternoon, during a break in the rain, and saw this poor bee, drenched and unable to move from the comfrey flower.

Handheld, natural light.

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Lincolnian (Brian) says:

A captive subject beautifully captured, nice shot.
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Stewart McDonald Photography [deleted] says:

A superb macro, poor wee bee though! even his antenna are soggy.

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WalkingInRhythm [deleted] says:

Lovely shot, describes June 2007 very well.
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Jordi Coll says:

Excellent definition !!!
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JonTait2002 says:

Poor thing, they must really weigh it down. Maybe they should invest some tme in making umbrellas instead of honey
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Red Snapper9 says:

I've never seen anything like this before. Wonderful shot!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

_Pooki_ says:

Ahhh! Poor little thing, rain must be so hazardous for these little guys.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

bishybarnabee says:

Ahhhhh, poor bee!
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hobbielancie says:

Cool capture and stunning detail. Hope he dried himself off!

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scorpius_360 says:

Excellent!
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ozymiles says:

This is a great capture. Well done.
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Ascendingkitty says:

This is brilliant Rachel. Very much like my wet bee but yours is the better picture. Your bee is much bigger and very much wetter than mine...LOL You have the most amazing bubbles of water on the bee. Incredible shot. I am sure he moved on once he dried off.

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Excellent detail .. poor bee !

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wonderful wonderful WONDERFUL!!! love all the different drops and how thick rthey are!

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Steve Castle says:

You have some fantastic macro insect shots on your stream but this one is just perfect. A great shot and a great story telling photo too.
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Joe Shlabotnik says:

Poor bee? Nah, it's like if I were unable to move from this couch and this bag of Doritos. Having the time of my life...

(Great photo, of course!)
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Jessica Sweet TV says:

Impressive

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MartyPG13 says:

Great macro - seems the new camera is fairing you well :) - the super macro mode on the Canon compacts is most impressive, even on the A420 I have, so I'm sure it's been improved on your model.

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Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

sallylondon says:

Poor little baby! Superb macro!
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makeupanid says:

poor little guy
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iBebels says:

Wonderful macro! Superb detail and beautiful color. Very nicely taken!

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Isadore Berg says:

Wow

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Old Stone says:

Utterly stunning macro; I've never seen a bee with waterdrops before; Terrific.
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☼ Helder says:

wow great capture, the detail is just amazing

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teekaygee says:

Wow! what an amazing macro!

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Amazing capture!!

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law_keven says:

Awesome macro shot, a fave for sure, very well done indeed...:O)

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arkadaş [deleted] says:

a winner for me super work
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donnacv says:

Excellent capture. Imagine trying to fly after a soaking like that. Lovely work
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isla_campbell says:

I've always loved bumble bees, and now there's no way in hell anyone can persuade me they're not the cutest insects... sting or no sting!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Mr 76 says:

very cool
It's a powerful shot!

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Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Donna62 says:

Great catch

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Full-Moon-Goddess says:

Fantastic macro!

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External Focus says:

Wowee, that's amazing!

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stboed says:

Poor bee.....but great shot!!

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sexypiratepants says:

What a beautiful little bee. I hope he dried off quickly. I would've cropped off a bit more of the green stuff to the right.
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Starlisa says:

ahhh, and the powershot comes thru again on a great macro! wow! that is so cool, with all the raindrops so sharp!

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Monjori says:

you took this shot with a point and shoot camera?? OMG
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jawrr says:

Great capture!
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[Snapshot] says:

I could look at this photo all day! Its so beautiful! my favorite of the bunch. Great macro.
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