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Thistle Plus
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Thistle Plus

by Richard Teller

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted March 8, 201293 views4 comments
Just going through some images from Cedar Canyon last summer. The color of the insect stood out nicely from the thistle. All comments and critiques are welcome and appreciated.

Canon 30D
Sigma 17-70
Aperture Priority
Shutter 1/1500
Aperture f8
ISO 400
62mm
Cropped to 80% of original
Small saturation adjustment in PSE9

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on March 9, 2012 at 8:01 AM
Good addition to your collection of images from CC. This images nicely captures life in CC.
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Jones on March 9, 2012 at 12:59 PM
Beautiful combination of colors with the thistle and the sweat bee (at least it appears to be a sweat bee, family Halictidae). The bright light realy makes the bee shine, but it also blocked out the shadows. A reflector or fill flash would have helped if this were just an insect photo, but with the bee as just part of a lovely scene, the shadows are just a very minor nit. (Gotta love that Sigma 17-70 -- super sharp, and one of the most versatile lenses, serving well for macro.)
Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments
Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on March 11, 2012 at 1:16 PM
Beautiful detail. Bug and bloom are both in perfect focus and the colors are great
Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 13, 2012 at 12:17 PM
Very cool composition and colors, I like the placement of the insect and the green iridescent shine combined with the purple flower makes this a nice color combination for me, well seen and well done.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments