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Why Bee Normal?
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Why Bee Normal?

by Cheryl Molennor

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted August 10, 201089 views8 comments
My neighbor had some really pretty flowers growing so I took advantage and got some shots.
Canon 7D Sigma 150 2.8
ISO 500 1/2500 @f3.5 HH NR applied

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by mark cillo on August 10, 2010 at 6:09 PM
This is really interesting. I like the 3d feel to this. Great work on getting the sharp focus on the moving subject :wavey:
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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 10, 2010 at 7:46 PM
Cheryl:
The flower provides a great backdrop for this bee which you have expertly captured. Excellent sharp focus on the eyes. :toast:
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Sam Rua on August 11, 2010 at 9:29 AM
Very nice detail on the bee, Cheryl. I really like the light on the flower and the bokeh in the BG. :toast:
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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on August 11, 2010 at 9:56 AM
Thankyou
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Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on August 11, 2010 at 2:35 PM
Wowww !!!
Must say that the thumbnail does NO justice to this image !
Beautiful. Love the shallow DOF here & the way the bee is appearing out of the blurriness.
Registered on January 4, 2008, 98 Posts, 1403 Comments
Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on August 12, 2010 at 7:19 AM
Excellent action shot.. Love the focus on the eye :toast:
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Comment posted by David Chauvin on August 12, 2010 at 7:23 AM
Very nice how the bee pops out from the ring of color. :toast:
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Comment posted by William Brozy on August 12, 2010 at 8:31 AM
Very nice - i too like the 3D quality of this image. The flower looks hot in places but after viewing this a couple of times, it feels right. The bee's eye is great. A small crop off the left and off the bottom would improve the presentation IMO.
Registered on November 9, 2003, 559 Posts, 2929 Comments