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Green Bees on Mallow

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted September 2, 2013123 views9 comments

These are small Mallow Flowers about 1 to 1.5 inches in Diameter. The petals look glossy when looked with naked eyes but when photographed they look quite textured.

These flowers seem to be a hit with the Green Bees --> every bloom has one or more of these resting for the night.

This was shot early in the morning when it was a bit windy and may be not be as sharp as I wanted them to be, but it appears to be acceptably sharp. I struggled with the crop here, may be I should crop a bit from the left. I will wait for your suggestions.

Please see the LARGE VERSION

All thoughts are very welcome.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 2, 2013 at 6:23 PM

Ram: Great party crashers and a fine capture. I would be tempted to crop to 5:4 from the left to eliminate some of the empty BG. >=))>

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Comment posted by scott lanz on September 2, 2013 at 8:20 PM

Excellent, Ram. The green bees color coordinate so well with the flora. The large version really shows the detail and nice colors,

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on September 3, 2013 at 2:27 PM

I really love the color and detail you captured in this tiny flower and bees! I would crop a little off the left side.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on September 3, 2013 at 4:01 PM

The colors are lovely and gentle. Interestingly, the small version seems oversharpened, but that's gone in the larger version. As I slide this back and forth, I think I like this version with the extra negative space on the left over cropping from the left.

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Comment posted by Bruce King on September 4, 2013 at 3:31 PM

Nice shot Ram. a crop from the left would reduce the negative space but I would still prefer an off-center comp.

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Comment posted by Ingrid Vekemans on September 5, 2013 at 1:41 PM

Interesting, never seen them before...nice shot, though I would also prefer a less central composition.
Grt, Ingrid.

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on September 5, 2013 at 11:19 PM

Lovely Green Bees and you have two. Like the soft color here and off-center comp. Works well as is for me.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 7, 2013 at 4:00 PM

Hi Ram

The large version is a real stunner. great detail and sublime color

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on September 7, 2013 at 9:48 PM

The mallow flowers are stunning, and a great variety of colors and textures in them as well. Great presentation. Like the comp, sharpness and subject. No nits here. The bees put it over the top.

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