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Delicate

by Jess Williams

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted February 25, 201391 views4 comments
Here's a shot from a few summers ago, taken in the late afternoon in a shady spot while walking in a local park. I like how delicate both the bee's wings and the small flowers look.

I modified the background color (originally a muddy green) and played with saturation and lightness for a more pastel look (which is something I do to a lot of my macros for a "lighter" look that is almost not quite natural).

No techs for this one, sadly...but a larger version is available.
August 14, 2010

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on February 25, 2013 at 9:37 PM
I like the comp with the diagonal flower. Nice look at the bee's transparent wings. Excellent work on processing the bg. Nice clean look that goes very well with the flower stem.
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on February 26, 2013 at 7:25 PM
Hi Jess,

The diagonal composition works well with the limited depth of field. You may want to move the bee slightly away from the center of the image. The BG is very nice too................................Jim
Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments
Comment posted by Balan Vinod on February 27, 2013 at 12:06 AM
Jess ..the end result is fantastic... the colors work very well here with the main subject sharp. Well done

Balan Vinod
Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments
Comment posted by Roberto Facchini on February 27, 2013 at 4:02 PM
I like the composition and the background. Beautiful colors of the bee.
Registered on November 15, 2012, 35 Posts, 202 Comments