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flight of the bumble bee

Now published by Medici Cards

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suliman almawash 4 months ago

Fantastic picture, very well done :)

Chris Dixon Suliman,

thanks very much. Just back from two weeks in Kerala so maybe some more shots on 1x ;-)

Peter Olexa 1 year ago

Great photo :) I like it
Carried in Cruzine: http://www.cruzine.com/2010/12/13/insect-photography/

Chris Dixon Peter,

thanks for the comment and the link to cruzine.com. They seem to have a lot of 1x pictures there but at least they credit us.

Cheers Chris

Wings 2 years ago

I forgot to ask ui how on earth did you get the hairs on his back end so sharp.

Chris Dixon Believe it or not but I was playing with a new toy (50mm 1.4) and after about 50 shots this one came out. Most of the white on the Bees back end was fine but some of them a little overexposed so I fixed it with a little bit of photoshop. But promise you won't tell anyone

Cheers Chris

Charlie Mac Bell 2 years ago

Never thought I could feel for a bee, but I can't help find this one cute and share her effort with an urge to encourage her! Such great storytelling, not to mention the obvious perfect quality... :)

Chris Dixon Charlie,

many thanks. If I told you it was the result of playing around with a new lens (50mm 1.4) last summer. I think I was rather lucky!! Although it did take about 50 shots to end up with this one!! :-)

Cheers Chris

Lee Nelson 2 years ago

Cool shot Chris.
Korsakov would be astounded.

Chris Dixon Lee, thanks...I think he may have raised a smile

Johan Nieuwerth 2 years ago

Yep, tried this too. I got the flower sharp and the bee out of focus, you have the opposite. Looks better. Gets published. Logical.
(http://johannieuwerth.1x.com/photo/22258/951/)

;-)

Very nice one!!

Chris Dixon Johan, I like your shot and see what you mean about the bee. I was just lucky!! :-)

Cheers Chris

Mal Smart 2 years ago

simply fantastic image, just perfect. mal

Chris Dixon Mal just discovered that the bumble bee got "Commended" in RHS Photographic Competition 2009

http://www.rhs.org.uk/Competitions/Photo-competition/Wildlife-in-the-Garden

Confidence returning after some rejections :-)

Mal Smart thats great new Chris, there was some stiff competition there to, very very well deserved. mal

Chris Dixon Mal,

Many Thanks

PS It has just been shortlisted in the Royal Horticultural Society Photographic Competition so wish me luck....I will let you know how it gets on

Cheers Chris

mehrdad khanjani 2 years ago

Well done!

Chris Dixon Mehrdad,

Thanks

Cheers Chris

TranTran 2 years ago

Very nice.

Chris Dixon TranTran,

glad you like it

Thanks Chris

adolfo valente 3 years ago

Great capture!

Chris Dixon adolfo,

thanks very much for your comment. I still have a lot to learn from you and the others on 1x

Cheers Chris

saeful hasyim 3 years ago

Great Shot

Chris Dixon Saeful,

thanks very much

Cheers Chris

arif270778 3 years ago

i love how you do this...great one

Chris Dixon Arif,

thanks very much for you comment and adding this picture to your favorites

Cheers Chris

Maria 3 years ago

this is great!

Chris Dixon Maria, many thanks for your kind comment and adding this picture to your "In focus" albume....it is an honour

Cheers Chris

Maria Many thanks for posting it,wishing more like these in the future :)

Chris Dixon I will try...and so will others i am sure

Cheers Chris

Judy W 3 years ago

Perfect focus and depth of field.

Chris Dixon Judy, thanks very much. I can take some of the credit the rest must be down to my new 50mm f/1.4 lens that I was playing with at the time

Cheers Chris

KPK 3 years ago

Wonderful!

Chris Dixon KPK,

thanks

Cheers Chris

asghar besharati 3 years ago

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Chris Dixon Asghar, thanks very much for your kind comments. I have had a look at your web site and I like the picture of all the birds eating in the sea. It might be one that you should think about submitting on 1x.

All the best in your photographs

Cheers Chris

michael dixon 3 years ago

Nice one bro, I'll have to try harder !! Mike

Chris Dixon welcome to the world of 1x...submitted any pictures yet?

michael dixon yeah one!! got a knock back,but i'll live......

Chris Dixon Keep going you'll find that picture soon

Phyllis Clarke 3 years ago

I see - your bee - is leaving the scene...or approaching.. different POVbravo My best, Phyllis

Chris Dixon Phyllis, thanks for your kind comments. There were lots of bees coming and going in different directions but I thought this one was the best.

Thanks again Chris

Niels Christian Wulff 3 years ago

Very nice, love the composition :-)
/Wulff

Chris Dixon Niels, thank you for your kind comment...and adding me to your Macro Album - it is a great honour

Cheers Chris

Kévin Desplanques 3 years ago

Splendide!

Great macro, unusual!

Chris Dixon Kévin, thanks very much, actually I used a 50mm standard lens and then cropped the picture to what you see now.

Cheers Chris

Monica 3 years ago

Oh, so nice. Great! I like it.
Best wishes, Monica

Chris Dixon Monica,

thanks...glad you liek it

Cheers Chris

John Parminter 3 years ago

Plight of the bumble bee could well be appropriate as well considering their demise Chris.

Chris Dixon ..yep...in fact we are considering a bee hive in the garden...every little helps :-)

Cheers Chris

Cheron 3 years ago

Super ...
And this music - perfect !

Chris Dixon Cheron, many thanks...I did think they went together

Cheers Chris

Mikael Knudsen 3 years ago

WOW, fantastic, never seen one like it.

Chris Dixon Mikael, thanks for your kind comment. It was easier to get one of the bee flying away from me :-)

Cheers Chris

Guillaume Legraverend 3 years ago

Fantastic picture, very well done :)

Chris Dixon Guillaume, Thanks very much

Cheers Chris

Colmar Wocke 3 years ago

Chris,

Congratulations on another one - very different POV to the usual pictures of bees, which ends up giving you a unique, refreshing picture.

Well done.

Go well.

Colmar

Chris Dixon Colmar, Thanks. It was a picture that I had in mind to go with the music to "Flight of the Bumble Bee"

Hope you can make it to London in October

Cheers Chris

James Axford 3 years ago

at 50mm and at f/1.4, what an amazing shot!

Chris Dixon James, many thanks for your kind comment. I had just bought the lens and was playing about in the garden. It reinforces the old addage "have a camera with you at all times"

Cheers Chris

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