Magda's Photoblog
Bee Beard Shave
Posted by Magda (Vancouver, Canada) on 6 October 2008 in People & Portrait.
Some of you asked me how they get the bees off....
Apparently the main sensations you feel as the bearded person (apart from fear!) are heat (from the vibration of the bees), prickles (from their feet) and tickling (from their wings)...i.e. it's hot, it prickles, and it tickles.
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leslie from norwich, United Kingdom
Oh thats given me the shivers, good shot though
6 Oct 2008 5:59am
@Veronelle: I was safe! :) I was shooting through a glass window during a tour... Anyone could go through this experience. This person was one of the brave tourists!
Marion from Liberty Township, United States
I can hardly look at this picture without turning around to make sure there is nothing buzzing beside me - great shot! I am not sure I would have had the courage to take this picture :)
6 Oct 2008 11:54am
willow from Chelsea, United States
EEEEWWWWW!!!! It's the creepy guy with all the bees again. As much as I love photographing insects, I prefer them one at a time instead of in mass quantities like this. Great image, though. It definitely got my attention!
6 Oct 2008 1:18pm
@willow: You made me laugh, Willow! I freak out around any buzzing bug but after learning a bit more about bees (during the tour) I feel a bit different about them. It was super interesting.... and fun to watch. :)
Thanks for visiting!
Bill from Belton, United States
I can see me taking the picture but I don't think I would ever be able to convince someone to pose ala bees!!!
Great shot....
6 Oct 2008 3:29pm
@Bill: You would be surprised how many volunteers they had during the tour! :)
Jeff from Pembroke Dock, United Kingdom
!Gordon Bennet !..If your trying to hand out nightmares you've succeded..Honey of shot though.
6 Oct 2008 3:29pm
@Jeff: Hahaha Love your sense of humour! You gave me a good chuckle...... Thanks for visiting, Jeff!
Judy from Brooksville-Florida,, United States
Arghhhhhhhhhh! Not for me, but it's a great shot!
6 Oct 2008 4:33pm
baobab from Cambridge, United States
that looks scary... though bees are not super-likely to sting since when they do they lose their lives (wasps have no such hesitation)
6 Oct 2008 9:30pm
@baobab: Exactly! :) No one got stung during the presentation and it almost never happens when they do it at the Bee Centre.
Thank you for visiting!
JJ from Jersey City, United States
very cool capture of this, but being allergic to bee stings it gives me the shivers also
7 Oct 2008 12:49am
Fawn from Chilliwack, Canada
I'm not sure this one sits so well with me, it kinda of grosses me out - but other than that, neat shot! It's so real appearing it brings icky feelings to me lol
17 Oct 2008 11:13pm
Nikon D80
1/400 second
F/5.6
ISO 400
202 mm (35mm equiv.)
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