A bumblebee collects pollen from the brilliant flower of pink peony in Colorado.
Details: Taking photos of bees is an exercise in patience and camera control, and I highly recommend it if you’ve never tried it–it will definitely test and sharpen your skills at quickly focusing and tracking a subject! This bee was drawn to a large pink peony on a beautiful Colorado day in early June.
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Dan Bourque is a landscape photographer, father and husband who enjoys finding ways to capture natural beauty in amazing landscapes as well as beautiful moments in everyday scenes. His work has been featured in National Geographic. He believes planning, patience and constant self-critiquing of photos are the keys to getting beautiful images, not expensive gear. Every camera and lens he owns is second-hand, outdated, and scoffed at by those with money to burn. . .
Greetings, Dan – Your bumble bee in the peony photo is magnificent! I’d like permission to use it as an image in a presentation of Basho’s haiku “The bee staggers out of the peony.” I would link the image back to your site. I tried sending you an email, but the contact link didn’t insert your email address. Let me know if I should contact you in private email. Thanks!