Comment from GaliaG
I would not huge this insect, it may sting me

the blue pipe? on the right bottom and the busy and not blur enough background are a distraction that takes from the initial impact

thanks for sharing

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 Comment Written 02-Aug-2018

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reply by the author on 02-Aug-2018

Thanks you.

Comment from a.samathasena
What a gorgeous great eye catching shot.Beautiful nature scene.The Bumble bee,face wings and body details,sucking nectar occasion and flower are make a nice scene.The Green background is very nice.I like this talent work.Focus color are excellent.Thanks.

 Comment Written 02-Aug-2018

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reply by the author on 02-Aug-2018

Thanks Sam.

Comment from Sean T Phelan
Cool,Chuck!
It looks as if she's humpin' it for all she's worth,doesn't it?
Your photo of this worker bee doing her 'pollination thing' is vividly colorful and lots of fun to check out!
A 'Good Show' indeed,my friend!
~Sean

 Comment Written 02-Aug-2018

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reply by the author on 02-Aug-2018

Humpin - yeah! I was originally gonna call the shot " I said you could hug me not f..." ;-)

reply by Sean T Phelan on 02-Aug-2018

Lol! That would be Awesome,Chuck! : D

Comment from alaskapat
Very well captured with your phone camera, the bee is clear and well focused and shows good detail throughout,well exposed, colors and tones appear natural. it's a great position on the flower! I like the vivid orange tones of the flower too! Well composed and presented!

 Comment Written 01-Aug-2018

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reply by the author on 02-Aug-2018

Thanks Pat. Greatly appreciated.

Comment from michiganmike

A very nice shot that makes the bee seem almost as big as my Prius. Great composition although I might clone out that curve in the lower right corner. I like the colors and the tight framing.

 Comment Written 01-Aug-2018

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reply by the author on 02-Aug-2018

Yeah the blue curve. I'll see what I can do. Thanks Mike.

Comment from Susan F. M. T.
Chuck,
A fantastic picture of this French Marigold with a large Bumble Bee busy collecting pollen as is does it's pollination buzz. (Sorry I could not find what species it is). Beautiful composition framing & lighting to show the bee to beat advantage, taken with superb camera techniques & sharp focus.
Susan

 Comment Written 01-Aug-2018

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reply by the author on 01-Aug-2018

Marigold? Thought it was a Zinnia! Thanks for the review.

Comment from dalebraatz
A great story oh a bee hugging a flower, like the details and colors and textures you have captured here, a pleasure to look at, thank you for sharing, dale

 Comment Written 01-Aug-2018

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reply by the author on 01-Aug-2018

Thanks Dale. When I first looked at the scene, it looked like he was doing more than hugging, if you catch my drift ;-)

Comment from Malmax
Wow, what a dynamic capture of this bumble bee pollinating this flower.
It seems incredibly large, I can tell you were very close.
The colors are outstanding and this is truly a fantastic capture . Wonderful work and extreme bravery (lol, I'm
deathly afraid to get this close)! Love your title!
Thanks for sharing this gorgeous bee!
Malmax

 Comment Written 01-Aug-2018

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reply by the author on 01-Aug-2018

Thanks for the review. Was originally gonna call it " I said You Could Hug Me,,,,!", but I thought that might me too raw for some of our FAR friends. ;-)

reply by Malmax on 01-Aug-2018

Oh I think it would've been a great title!
You're very welcome!
Marsha

reply by the author on 01-Aug-2018

Next Time. Thanks

Comment from Miranda Langston
wow. this is a really interesting photograph. i have never seen a bee with this particular colour/pattern. the petals on the flower look sooooo delicate, as well

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 Comment Written 01-Aug-2018

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reply by the author on 01-Aug-2018

Thanks Miranda.