Bee Balm with a Vintage Touch

by Anita Pollak

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Bee Balm with a Vintage Touch

Artist

Anita Pollak

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Photograph - Photograph With Filters, Textures, Digital Art

Description

Bee balm, or Monarda, is a wonderful addition to any summer garden. It attracts many pollinators, including of course, bees, but also butterflies and hummingbirds. From the Garden Diaries Web site:

"Attractive to both hummingbirds and bees as well as humans, Bee Balm is one of my favorites as an early summer bloomer and easy to grow perennial. Commonly known as Bee Balm or Monarda, Bee Balm is “balm” to all flying insects and enjoyed by humans in teas and potpourri. Each flower head rests on a whorl of showy, pinkish, leafy bracts. Flowers are attractive to bees and butterflies."

This beauty is growing in my neighbor's garden, and it was a joy to shoot these garden beauties who offer so much to the gardener and to pollinators.

I wanted a vintage look for this image and I used On1 Effects 2018 with a custom setting, plus a texture from Jai Johnson.

Nikon D810 with Nikon 200mm micro lens.

Chosen as Pick of the Day in Global Flowers Photography - 7/14/2018

Featured in the following FAA groups:

ABC Group - 1/16/2019
Ladies Club - 9/6/2018
Nikon Full Frame Cameras - 9/5/2018
Camera Art - 8/31/2018
1000 Views - 8/31/2018
Floral Photography - 8/8/2018
Lady Photographers - 7/27/2018
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Artistic Aperture - 7/20/2018
Macro Marvels -7/20/2018
Images That Excite - 7/16/2018
Flora - 7/15/2018
Global Flowers Photography - 7/14/2018

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July 13th, 2018

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