What can it bee?

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• Marx44 (3891)
• [2006-12-10 4:26]

First see such bee once.
Bee this difficult object to photo, quick they are

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• mikou (6093)
• [2006-12-10 4:32]

Hi Ivan.
Perfect macro-shot.Very nice composition,fine details,good POV and splendid colours.This kind insect be of great interest.Similar to bee,but I him will never haven't seen.
Very nice work.
TFS and regards.
Milos

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• undoredo (2740)
• [2006-12-10 5:08]

Hi Ivan,
A fly? or bee? :-)
You captured a strange and beautiful bee.
Soft details, nice composition and DOF,
Very well done, Ivan.
Regards and TFS,
Kevin

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• petrudamsa (2544)
• [2006-12-10 5:15]

also a first for me too.
Very good sharpness and colours, along with the good note.

Cheers, Petru

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• blakitan (5517)
• [2006-12-10 5:52]

Hi Ivan,
Greatly capturing this bee while it is busy doing its work. Well focused, great DoF, great sharpness, very neat image.
Excellent shot.

Ben Lakitan

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• pankajbajpai (16627)
• [2006-12-10 6:01]

hi ivan,
nice shot, well captured,
well composed, fine pov,
nice dof, well saturated colours,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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• jcoowanitwong (13754)
• [2006-12-10 6:19]

Hi Ivan,
Great composition, exposure, and sharpness. Bees are hard working animal. Even under this bright sun he still looking for nectar. Thanks for sharing this nice picture.
JC

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• ferranjlloret (10340)
• [2006-12-10 7:05]

Hello Ivan,
Never I have seen this species of bee, wears a pretty suit, you have made a good shot and you have had left very well, to see if somebody identifies it, the plant seems a Mesembrianthemum Salutacions.
Ferran

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• pvb (1981)
• [2006-12-10 7:10]

Hi Ivan,
This is the fist time that I see such a bee. You captured him very well, in a good composition and dof.
tfs paula

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• jeanpaul (14962)
• [2006-12-10 9:39]

Bonjour Ivan
Très belle photo en macro avec cette abeille qui butine , qualité et couleurs sont au rendez-vous sans parler des détails qui sont magnifiques.

Merci et au revoir....JP

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• Alex99 (23735)
• [2006-12-10 9:59]

Hi Ivan.
How perfect you have reproduced white and black colours of the bee. Great precise work. At whole your picture is excellent too. Amazing lighting, superb details, exact DOF and nice composition. TFS and regards.
Alexei.

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• metcher (4284)
• [2006-12-10 10:29]

Hi, Ivan.
Nice macro. Sharp, good exposure and unknown interesting species for my eye.

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• ramthakur (56953)
• [2006-12-10 11:17]

Nice caption, Ivan!
I guess it is a solitary bee.
The black and white stripes on its body look very attractive. I shot a solitary bee in India this summer which had black and blue stripes on it, but the picture was so quite OOF I did not dare to post it here.
A well compose shot with fine details and natural colours.
Regards,
Ram

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• wishnugaruda (19365)
• [2006-12-10 11:20]

Hi Ivan,
it's wonderful, what a pretty and sharp shot with sunny colours, I like it, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• volkan (2425)
• [2006-12-10 13:44]

Hi Ivan,
Excellent close up capture full of details and sharpness.
TFS

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• peter_stoeckl (11530)
• [2006-12-10 14:05]

Hello Ivan,
quite an unusual and good looking bee-ing that you show us here!
Well captured in bright sunshine, with perfect long distance performance delivering perfect colours and clear details.
Well composed. Well described.
Sorry no idea of the ID.
I like that black and white outfit a lot, and the way you present it. Thank you!
Best regards,
Peter

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• martinmena (1601)
• [2006-12-10 15:53]

Bonjour ivan.
Muy buena toma de ese bello insecto.

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• fiyo (15161)
• [2006-12-11 2:52]

Hello Ivan,
Excellent macro.
Lovely detail and colours,nice composition.
Nice work,very well done.

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• clnaef (6814)
• [2006-12-11 3:43]

Bonjour,
Belles couleurs et netteté impeccable.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

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• Ken52 (4195)
• [2006-12-12 16:45]

The sharpness, exposure, and colors are amazing! You have a great eye for composition also.

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• meyerd (7531)
• [2006-12-18 9:17]
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Hi Ivan,
I was really intrigued by this excellent pic, not just for its perfection but also because of the bee species completely unknown to me. A check with Google (www.earthlife.net) brought to light a picture of Anthophora kaufmanni that fits very well. But I found no information on this species. Does it occur where you found yours? Are there other similar species? Size?
Thanks for sharing, Dietrich

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• serenense (44)
• [2007-11-21 13:20]

very very sharp and nice ; and I like titles with humour I can undersand ;-)

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• fanni (96)
• [2008-06-28 2:58]
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Hi Ivan,
simply a wonderful shot in all respects! And taken at such a long distance!
cheers,
Elena