Bumblebees

Challenge #11 in the Life in the Natural World series. Hosted by RuthC.

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Let us see your best photos of those large, hairy, jumbo jets of the bee family. Just bumblebees, not honey bees, carpenter bees, native bees; NO hover flies etc. The bee/bees must be outside, on flowers, leaves, buzzing around, or just doing what bumblebees do; NOT under studio lights. Check Wikipedia for information about bumblebees. SIZE DOES MATTER: See below!

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Announced:

Saturday, 1st September, 2012 (GMT)

Submissions:

Saturday, 8th September, 2012 – Friday, 14th September, 2012 (GMT)

Voting:

Saturday, 15th September, 2012 – Friday, 21st September, 2012 (GMT)

Processing rules:

SIZE: Longer side of entry, MAXIMUM 1600px.
Digital photos only, with full EXIF data.
Colour only.
No HDR.
Don't remove the background.
TITLE: Give your entry a title, not just a photo number
No watermarks or forms of identification.

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

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No photos from previous DPR challenges can be entered in this challenge.
Comments of encouragement are welcome.
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Entrants or voters caught cheating will be unwelcome in my future challenges.

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Maximum number of entries in challenge:

100

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LittleBastard

by RumpelHund

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Closer look shows the yellow mite that plagues this poor bumblebee. Did not know they have such issues.

Camera:	Nikon D700
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Submitted:	Sunday, 9th September, 2012 19:42 (GMT)
Taken:	Monday, 4th July, 2011
Focal length:	60 mm
Shutter speed:	1/125 sec
Aperture:	F45
ISO:	800
Notes:	Off-camera flash speedlight illumination
Views:	264
Galleries:	View this photo in RumpelHund's gallery

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