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!
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!
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 (17)
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Dead envious, I saw two of these last Sunday at my local park, and couldn't get a capture. Nice one Andrea!
moochagoo
Nice capture with that bug.
CavalierLady
Wonderful shot here.... I just love beeflies!
rangeriderrichard
Great shot!
jendellas
Getting well stuck in there :o))) Lovely capture.
ocoee53
I shot a pic of one of these in Kentucky, and posted it in my gallery April 4, 2010. Usually I see differences between the American and U.K. versions of the same critter, but these seem to be identical. I usually saw them on wild primrose, but that shot was on a peach blossom. Maybe they will service any flower that starts with a "P"?
Glendaw
Great catch of little fellow diving into his lunch bucket !
helanker
Lovely capture of the beefly on the primula. :-)
pat40
Brilliant capture
Juliette.Gribnau
you captured its special wing-details superbly
Hendesse
Yes, that is its job and it makes a good job. A fantastic capture.
wysiwig
Reminds me of a brown potato with wings. Outstanding shot.
kgb224
Superb capture Andrea. God bless.
MrsRatbag
Stunning!
irisinthespring
Marvelous capture, simply awesome!
anahata.c
a very moody shot, I don't mean "bad mood" or "dark mood," but "dreamy mood". You softened it somehow, and toned down the hues, and made it feel as green as it is yellow. And the result is, it feels like a bee's dream. The flower hues are beautiful, and the textures of the adjoining leaves make fine contrast. And the bee is utterly immersed. (Maybe it's not gathering pollen: Maybe it's shouting to an insect friend to come out and play.) Beautiful dreamy capture, with fine postwork, Andrea.
danapommet
A delightful photo of this Beefly and imagine that I had never heard or seen one before you introduced us about a month ago. :o)