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 (30)
Rob2753
Excellent capture and well worth the time take, lovely details in zoom too
ronmolina
Most excellent capture!
jocko500
wow nature at work
bebopdlx
Nicely captured.
johndoop
Excellent picture!!!!!!
jayfar
A superb capture of an act in nature. Super focus and excellent clarity.
kgb224
Superb capture Andrea. God bless.
helanker
Guess it didnt have a chance. Excellent close up, Andrea.
Hendesse
Superb and very interesting macro. Fantastic details.
jendellas
Poor bee but all have to survive!!
junge1
Fantastic detail!
korbib
Spider 1 - Bee 0
emmecielle
The harsh law of nature... a cruel picture, but well done! Excellent shot! :)
MrsRatbag
Death in the garden, in 17 parts! Wonderful details here!
giulband
absolutely great macro shot !!!!!!!
alanwilliams
natures battleground
Jean-Luc_Ajrarn
Wow... what an awesome capture! :)
kaward
Top Class!! What a battle, maybe one sided but still people pay to see such unmatched opponents in a ring!
goodoleboy
Sterling focus, color and composition in this pic of the unsympathetic voracious spider wrapping up the unfortunate bee for consumption, Andrea.
Faemike55
Outstanding captures Andrea While some will cry for the loss of the bee, there are those times when the spider loses
auntietk
Your eye is so tuned in to these events! A terrific capture.
Mark-David-Rogers
I don't think there was any doubt as to who was going to win this battle... the bee's fate was sealed the moment it got trapped in the spiders web, fantastic capture Andrea, and again a great moment albeit macabre moment of the insect world in the struggle of life and death in this food chain.
wysiwig
Danse macabre, sad and fascinating all at once. A superb capture.
blinkings
Terrific Andrea. I won't ask who won!
Katraz
My moneys on the spider.
whaleman
He had few options and little opportunity to escape...sad bee, happy spider!
dakotabluemoon
Very nice close up shot here g/f.
moochagoo
Really terrific. Love that capture.
danapommet
Two spectacular photos and a must zoom, on the RR version, to appreciate the marking on the spider's body!
Celart
Stunning capture