Thursday
Apr162009
Why I Love Photography...
Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 11:34PM 
You know me, I'm a landscape kinda guy, but while working in the Garden I heard a frantic buzzing from the bushes.
After a quick look, I dashed inside, grabbed my Fujifilm S5700, punched it into aperture priority, f3.5, forced flash and macro mode.
After 4 or 5 frames my concience took over and I rescued the Bee, laid her on the grass and watched as she cleaned herself off and flew away.
Looking at it big I find it quite chilling, especially the way the web is clinging to the Bee's body....
Cheers, Rob.
Reader Comments (5)
It's such a great shot Rob. You just ruined a good meal for the spider though!
Fantastic shot Rob , very sharp, i too would have rescued the bee.........had it been a wasp however...........
Thanks for the comments Em's and Matthew, really appeciate it!
Cheers, Rob.
very sharp Mr. Rob , nice picture. but i wont rescue the bee if i were you, is a nature law.
Ha! Good point Shade, I'm just a big softy at heart!
Anyways, I bet you've got some seriously interesting bugs where you live - let's see them on the flickr group!
Cheers, Rob.