Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
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Bees on Blossoms of Lavender
I love this time of year, when the lavender begins to bloom attracting bees, which in turn, attract me. Bumblebees and honeybees are things of beauty with their fat, furry bodies, tiny legs and sheer wings.
I watched them yesterday and snapped a few pictures with my phone.
Soon heavy rain began to fall, and we all went back inside, though where inside is for them, I don’t know.
This morning, I went out again under gray skies with my Sony RX10, to see if I might do better.
Not sure I did.
I liked the color better, it seemed truer to me, though maybe it was time of day and weather. But I didn’t get good closeups of the bees; I haven’t used my Sony in a while so I’m rusty on the controls.
Fortunately, it’s still early in the season. I’ll have many more opportunities to watch the bees on the lavender, and more cameras to play with.
~ Susanne
P.S. I didn’t realize when I posted this, that it’s World Bee Day! Or maybe I did know? 🙂
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LOVE that shot!
Thanks, John!
Beautiful photos, Susanne!! It looks like the second round of photos was indeed not shot under the sun, the color saturation is different. ❤️
Thanks, John. 🙂 I liked the colors better in the second set, but I got better zoom on the bees in the first set! I will continue to experiment as it’s fun watching them!
You’re welcome, and we need bees! I suppose I’m used to shooting in a usually sunny environment.
Yes, you probably are! Our skies are gray here more often than I like to admit!
Yes, I know them well being a Michigan native…
Beautiful photos.
Thank you! 😊
Lovely 🐝💜💚
Thank you! 😊
The first sequence of photos is fabulous, Susanne xx
Thank you. I was surprised that my phone camera could capture those closeups. ☺️
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Instinct must have told you it was Bee Day. Lovely photos, Susanne.
Best wishes, Pete.
Thanks, Pete. I thought it was interesting I should be doing a photoshoot on World Bee Day! 😊
I love the first four captures, Susanne. It looks amazing.
Thank you. I was surprised that my phone did so well on the closeups. ☺️
I love to watch bees at work! Your phone has done an excellent job of these photos, better than the Sony it seems – phone cameras are getting better all the time!
Thanks, Sarah. I was surprised my phone did so well! I hadn’t used my Sony in a while, as I usually use my Lumix, so I was pretty rusty on the controls. I’ll keep experimenting, as I like some of its features.
Hi Susanne
Great pictures of the working bees. We just blogged about bees, too. The different bees in our garden.
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🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
Thank you! I saw your amazing post. Your pictures were fabulous!