Gently

[Steve Foss]

On a hazy day, a [me] willow opens its flowers along the shore of Fall Lake, and not a single bee comes by.

Canon 30D, Canon 100-400L IS at 400mm, iso200, 1/500 at f7.1, handheld, center-weighted metering, exposure compensation -2/3

[Swimmer]

That's a nice shot Steve. The chocolaty bokeh gives it kind of ying/yang effect. Plus, I don't remember ever observing a blooming [me] willow before.

[MarchelRipley1]

Simply put a beautiful image.

[carlcmc]

great bokeh, dof and exposure.