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A Sample of Pop’s “Bee” Images

Another Day at Work

Apis Workers' Party

Predator

Some of Your Beeswax

Sedum Bumbler

Look of Defiance

Chicory Bee

Bumbling Bees

Garden Cafe

Buzz By Here - To Infinity and Beyond

Pick Your Poison

Blind Side Attack

On a Mission

Honey Bee on Sedum

Covering the Cosmos

Center of the Cosmos

Three's a Crowd

Popular Spot

On A Pedestal

A Sample of Pop’s “People” Photo Collection

Big Harry Fireworks Display

To Impress the Girl

Different Perspective

Sweet Ride

Perfect Little Piggies B&W

Flipping the Light Fantastic

Festival of Flights

To the Crowd's Delight

Amish Go Round

Wondersome One

The Stars In Her Eyes

Tuesday's Child

Sleeper Hold

Considering the Next Move

Sugar and Spice

Front Porch Portrait

Caged Competitor

Early Adoration

Child In the Ligtht

Stroll Through the Weeds

Attention Grabbing

Eye Contact

On the Line

Eyes of Wonder

Rounding the Curve

Troubadours of Basin Spring Park

Down by the Creek

Sun Day

Catching Some Light

EAA Fireworks

Hear Me Roar

Like a Dream


This is my favorite hummingbird photo of the year…so far.  I’ve been trying to capture the hummingbirds that frequent the feeders at our house this spring.  I’ve been able to grab a few images that I’ve liked.  However, the best of them have been images of birds perched on a feeder. (See my earlier posts – Intense Eater and All Puffed Up)

My ultimate photographic goal is to capture them in flight. I want to freeze their little wings so that you can see the detail of every feather.  (A nearly impossible task for an amateur like me.)

This photo doesn’t achieve my ultimate goal – to capture the detail of the hummingbird’s wings – but it captures my soul.  I don’t want this to come across as bragging.  I realize not everyone will find this image as compelling as I do. (Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, right?) But to this beholder, this image is like something from a dream.

I took this in the early morning light (around 5 am).  The angle and quality of the sunrise lighting gives it depth. I think the colors are wonderful. The bird’s head being in focus while the rest of the body is slightly out of focus draws your attention to it’s stare; it’s character.  (I also love its little feet.)  Add the background blur and the whole image takes on an artistic quality.  The overall effect reminds me of a watercolor painting.

Adding to the wonder of it all (at least for me) is the fact that I did very little to this image in post-processing.  Aside from cropping and increasing the contrast a smidge, this is the image that came out of the camera. (My Sony SLT-A55 with the standard kit lens.)

This is one you’ll want to see closer.  Just click on the photo to view a larger version.

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