The Pollinator
More than ever, it is so important not to use chemicals in our gardens. Bees all over the world are dying from pesticides and other harmful environmental conditions. I encourage birds, butterflies, and bees in my garden by planting milkweed(for monarchs) and other flowering plants. These help my vegetable garden as well because of pollination. This image is of a 24"x10" succulent composite of tens of flowers that the bees are swarming over. I had to capture this at 1/3200 of a second/ISO400 to catch the bee in flight...they are fast, also an indication that they are healthy. It gives me immense pleasure to present this image.

Nikon D750; Sigma 100-400mm/f5-6.3

Edited in Lightroom. RAW image increased exposure; brought up slightly the vibrance and saturation; increased clarity and texture; lowered the temperature a bit and cropped for a finished image.