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Gallery: FloraPosted September 22, 201452 views9 comments

i enjoy the colors in this photo. the sun was going down while this little guy was buzzing around.

canon eos rebel t5i
canon 55 to 250 telephoto lens
640 iso
1/2000 exposure

oh and i got the enlargement. it did not give me that option on my mac.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on September 22, 2014 at 10:23 PM

Striking colors but not a clear subject. Your title suggests the bee, but he is not in focus and is overpowered by the number of flowers. Would suggest you try a vertical crop, leaving in the in-focus flowers and the bee.

Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on September 22, 2014 at 11:09 PM

Well captured to get the bee in flight and the flowers underneath sharp. It is difficult to assess the detail in the bee at your image size. My comments regarding image size and options, which I made on your images posted in macro, apply equally here. I do like the colors in this image very much and the bee's position in the URC. I also like being able to see the motion in the bee's wings.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 22, 2014 at 11:25 PM

Justin: Welcome to NPN and to the finest Flora gallery on the planet. This works for me. I like the POF on the flower center and the colors and light. Please do post larger shots so finer details can be appreciated. Great to have you aboard and looking forward to more.>=))>

PS: Justin, what processing software are you using? If I'm familiar with it I can send you some info on image sizing and posting.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on September 23, 2014 at 12:12 AM

Colors are very nice, and I think that the bee does not have to be in perfect focus for this to work. I do think that there are too many out of focus agapanthus blooms on the left.

Nathan

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments

Comment posted by Justin strang on September 23, 2014 at 4:31 PM

Thank you all for the comments. I have not been shooting in raw and need to start. Also, I have adobe photo shop and do not know much about it. I am going to keep moving forward and with all your help it can only get better.

Registered on September 21, 2014, 14 Posts, 3 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Zelinka on September 23, 2014 at 5:25 PM

You don't often see a shot like this. The sky really makes this interesting. It's not perfect for the reasons pointed out above, but a good start.

Registered on August 20, 2007, 206 Posts, 998 Comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on September 23, 2014 at 7:57 PM

Justin - Welcome to NPN and Flora Gallery.

You are surely onto something (shooting insects in flight is no mean task) and wish you luck in picking up the basics of processing.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments

Comment posted by Bob/Charly Nelson on September 24, 2014 at 7:12 AM

I agree with a vertical crop to narrow down to in focus bloom and bee. I think this is a well timed shot, and I look forward to more. Welcome to floral.
Bob & Charly

Registered on January 29, 2014, 35 Posts, 398 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Reed on September 24, 2014 at 3:35 PM

I like it a lot...don't crop it please. Its like some alien ship coming in to harvest other planetary goods... my only nit is the strong yellow saturation that cuts right through the bee. I would mask and desaturate the top level of yellow...until the line disappears, or is at least tamed down.

Registered on September 19, 2009, 198 Posts, 1074 Comments