Fun shot of a hoverfly. Really a good pollinator on the right flowers. Not quite as elegant as the honeybee, but it has its place. Those eyes, though…
Bonus – Hoverfly Mimic in the Asters
Tag: Aster
A September Afternoon in the Asters
Great pollen on the hair of yer eye. Also a filling pollen basket. Just a workman-like shot of a pretty bee doing her thing. On a really nice blossom. That’s what it’s about.
Navigating an Aster Valley
Like the shapes in this one. The focus isn’t quite tack sharp, but…it’s too interesting not to post.
Find some beauty somewhere today. It’s all around you if you’ll look.
Dream-like on the Asters
Last day of 2020. Here’s a shot that I hope represents 2021 in terms of mood and ease and peace. Not sure we’ll get that – but hope is a great thing. I tried to crop this one several times to get closer to the bee but had no luck getting the same feel out of it. So here’s the full picture. Happy New Year!
This one’s from October of this year.
Honeybee on an October Aster
Nearing the end of this odd, strange, weird year. Hoping 2021 isn’t more of the same. Trying to think of the good that has come out of this year – and hoping my vision will be better looking back than it is looking around right now. Not to say that there haven’t been wonderful things happen. But as a year…it’s been remarkably twisted.
The bees, though, seem to keep being. Not meant to be a pun. Just is. They just are.
Profile in the Asters
This one looks a little gray washed. And it’s vertical. How often do I crop like that? Should do it more. Another in a couple of days.
Peace in the Asters
Love both the softness and the focus in this one. Colors, too. That green in the back works so well. This one’s from September 2019. Seem to be stuck in that folder this week. Embarrassing to say that there are so many shots I’ve not even seen yet. Several years back. Guess that’s part of what winter is for.
This one has a nice feel to it. Hope it resonates with you.
Double on the Asters
Lots going on in this shot. But all good and fun. From early October. Love it when they’re so sharp in flight. And also really like it when two are in very good focus. The plane of focus is so very thin and it’s exceptionally lucky to have that happen. Wish I could say it was intentional, but it’s not in the slightest. I was focusing on the one on the blossom and the other little one just made her way in. Probably a lesson in that. If only in gratitude.
Stacked Asters with Honeybee
They say you shouldn’t have your foreground out of focus. That’s probably generally true. But sometimes… I think it works here with this composition. Always such a thin slice of focus when shooting this close to the subject.
Cute bee and great colors in this one. Happy Fall!
Green Metallic (sweat?) on the Asters
Been a while since I’ve seen one of these. Shot maybe twenty and only hit one in focus. Fast little one not staying long on any blossom. One of the neatest looking bees in the garden in my opinion. I like the green with the other colors in the shot. Very good detail on the bee today – even the eyes.
