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Feeding bee
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Feeding bee

by John Tobias

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted September 23, 201183 views4 comments
The bees were so busy gathering food they paid no attention to me while I was photographing them. Any thoughts about cropping this tighter?

Canon T3i
1/250 @ f-5 ISO 400
Canon EF70-300mm @ 85mm plus 20mm extension tube.
IS on HH
spot meter
Converted from RAW.

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Barbara Graham on September 23, 2011 at 11:47 PM
John, this is beautiful! To me, because of your composition the bee and its flower stand out well, and I don't think you need to crop further. I really like this composition, and the detail and colors are wonderful.
Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments
Comment posted by Bruce King on September 24, 2011 at 12:42 AM
fantastic shot John. I like the comp as is. beautiful colors and details.
Registered on January 14, 2010, 276 Posts, 2212 Comments
Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on September 26, 2011 at 12:38 PM
Great bee capture, John! I have a hard time getting these fast moving critters in such sharp focus. Wonderful detail on the bee and such beautiful colors. I like this comp as is but I think a great picture could also be made with getting rid of everything but the main flower/stem/bee, cropping tighter and darkening the BG. Just a suggestion but also great as is. :smile:
Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments
Comment posted by Sam Rua on October 16, 2011 at 7:26 PM
Nice light and detail on the bee and flower, John. I tighter crop would also work, but I like the diagonal placement of the flowers as is. :smile: :smile:
Registered on September 9, 2006, 130 Posts, 2281 Comments