Hi, I'm Andrea, and I'm interested in creatures and plants both wild and tamed, and people of all sorts. I only use a compact digital camera ,as I love being able to get it into a back pocket, and not have to cart heavy kit about. I carry a Panasonic Lumix TZ series, binoculars and a hand lens almost everywhere.Most of my outings are with the dogs so I only use point and shoot.
I am getting the hang of Photoshop, thanks to some very kind folk on RR!Â
I have a wildlife garden in Bournemouth, Dorset, in the UK, and spend a lot of time there . I retired from teaching art to teenagers a while ago.
I'm now getting some good results with my digi compacts; it took me a while to make the switch from my old film camera, an 1960 ish Pentax Spotmatic, but the mistakes are much cheaper! Â
I have 4 lodgers, 3 dogs and a parrot who, as at 2017, I have had 40 years.
I has so far had 19 dogs, mostly rescues.
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Comments (28)
dakotabluemoon
A very beautiful shot of this be and flower excellent capture.
Faemike55
Very cool macro Andrea
sharky_
Wow! Nice macro shot. Aloha
Jean_C
Wonderful macrocapture with details on the bumblebee! Superb dof.
anmes
Love the gleam on the bee's wings
jendellas
A real beauty!!
helanker
This is a perfect and very beautiful macro, Andrea. TOP quality.
auntietk
What a spectacular shot! Amazing clarity, great color, and your well-known eye for composition. Nice!
tulipe
Wonderful capture! Great amount of detail!
Hendesse
Superb shot. Fascinating details and wonderful colours!
bebopdlx
Excellent photography.
jayfar
A really lovely capture Andrea.
abreojos
Excellent capture! The eye and hair are amazing clear!
Adobe_One_Kenobi
The arrival of the whispering season for me :)) Nice little bit of whispering on your part Andrea!
sandra46
EXCELLENT IMAGE
wysiwig
This is a ridiculously superb image. It is so sharp you could cut your fingers. Outstanding work.
goodoleboy
A surfeit of contrasts, patterns and textures dominate this colorful macro, Andrea.
MrsRatbag
Wow, what a marvelous shot of this furry friend! I've seen these at the botanical garden here, but never got a shot this good.
Chipka
I don't know if those sorts of people live over here. We just have...um...well...um...urban bumblebees (some of them have shaved mowhawks into their bodies) and well...they're not exactly the same. I love the light and the colors in this shot and your insect model is oh-so-cooperative! I'll be glad when it gets warm enough for Chicago's little people to come out, although I did see a woodlouse today! A very chilly woodlouse!
kgb224
Superb capture Andrea. God bless.
whaleman
Fantastic shot Andrea...love it!
Katraz
Super macro Andrea, we are getting some big fat bumble bees in the greenhouse, I like to catch them and put them outside but for something so bumbling they aren't easy to catch.
JaneEden
Oh this is stunning macro photography Andrea simply amazing!!! hugs Jane xx
moochagoo
This is really a good macro
Jay-el-Jay
A great close-up shot.It is a good thing that the bee was deeply occupied in its' work and didn't mind you getting so close.
ia-du-lin
beautiful capture, great details!
Mark-David-Rogers
First class shot, lovely colour and detail... so good you can almost close your eye's and hear the buzz.
danapommet
A must zoom to appreciate the details on the Buff-tailed Bumblebee and Heather. Lovely clarity!