Afternoon In The Garden - (enlarge plse)

I've yet to learn what these little bees are called, but they always

fascinate me. Today was to be overcast, rain in the morning, then

thunder showers later in the day. I decided to go out into the Garden

and see what was interesting. My neighbor had 2 blooms of

California Poppy that were still soggy from the rain, and one had this

visitor. It was a beautiful Poppy, so delicate. Most days it is very

breezy where our house is, so I had to wait till the poppy stopped

moving (which wasn't very often). Alf Baily gave me a hint the other

day, and said that if I set the Exposure Compensation Scale a bit

darker, that I would obtain a faster shutter speed, and also a bit

sharper image. It worked out quite well for most of my images. So I

have a big thankyou to Alf for his 'timely' advice. I was getting a bit

discouraged with my 'handheld' shots. I learned something

interesting about this little bee. Later on I was taking some images of

my 'soggy peonies' and I saw one on a leaf, and it was 'holding' a

black ant, and 'eating' it!!!! Hopefully the capture will be clear enough

to post. (many thanks for any visits, truly appreciate, Gail)

Really beautiful work with very nice details and lighting, Gail!

With best regards,

Ruud.

Thankyou for your visit and taking the time to comment. I truly appreciate your input and time you take to support in this way. Always, Gail

Admirable presentation. Wonderful color tones and very effective dof. Best regards.

Good Morning Gail, I love the framed inner photo within the image. Thats a great technique. That Alf is full of great advice, he's given me good ideas more than once. Nice work with your usual elegant touches. Take care.

BR,

Holger

Gail, after I viewed larger just feel like I had a great espresso...refreshing & richly, wonderful rendition as usual!     Best regards  7!

Very impressive work of art. Wonderful colors, textures, dof, and detail. The inner frame gives this a 3D look that I really like. The green part of the flower (stigma?) looks like it pops right out of the photo.

Not a bee,  a Hoverfly  

  Hoverfly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gail,

creative as usual and this is 8. But I cannot due to system default + your contribution.  

Kind regards

Bela Dick

Btw thanks for your comment, too.

Gail,

  Beautiful image with wonderful colors, lighting & details.  Take care, Patsy

bella grafica e presentazione !

pesa un po angolo in alto a sinistra,distrae ,baci paul

Though we all know the relationship of this living structure to flowers, this is well photographed demonstrating such. Well presented, i like the framing and composition.

Another beautiful creation, Gail. Best regards!

Lester

WOW!! Excellent, I love it.

Cheers, my dear friend.

Excellent work! 6

I wonder how the fly is sharp and her surrounding blurred, like out of focus! Must be done a lot of work by my dear fellow artist who is very industrious!

Best regards my fellow artist!

PDE

I like the presentation with the frame within a frame . I think I would have cloned into the top left corner though . Bill

all of the above who took the time to visit. I apologise I do not have the time at present to respond but I will very shortly. Fathers Day and a few other projects have me quite busy, but I have not forgotten you!

This is special. Another unique work from you. We're lucky to have you around.

I like the creativity with the frames you are using in your latest images.

Ben

Chuck - I think the feeling is 'mutual', glad you enjoyed this one!

My sincere thanks and apologies also for being so late in telling you each how much I appreciate your time and input. It is always encouraging and great to hear from you!

Diego - always there to encourage and inspire, my sincere thanks

Pierre - You are a great support and always have something good and constructive to say, yes I did work hard on this one.

Maurizio - You have been so kind in supporting me of late and I truly appreicate your interest.

You are such a positive 'presence' on PN.  We are all very fortunate to have your positive and 'smiling' attitude to cheer us on!!!

You have such a love of beauty and nature, your compositions inspire us to strive for such levels of appreciation.