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The Landing
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The Landing

by scott lanz

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted September 27, 2015209 views8 comments
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A bumblebee puts his wings back and legs down as he approaches for landing on this dahlia. Early morning direct sun. Background is a painted wooden fence. Cropped appx 20% for comp. D600, 150 macro, f11, 1/800, iso 640. Comments, questions, and suggestions welcome. crying

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Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Mike Ramy on September 27, 2015 at 12:03 PM

Hey Scott,
You're really stepping up your game, this is excellent !
Well done . . .  devil

Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments
Comment posted by Balan Vinod on September 27, 2015 at 12:48 PM

Thats the moment one would look for ..beautifully timed and fine color combination through the frame..

Balan Vinod

Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on September 27, 2015 at 11:59 PM

Way cool, Scott.  The sharpness throughout is great, the colors are terrific, the bee's pose is perfect and those two leaves on the right add just the right touch of interest to make a well balanced image.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on September 28, 2015 at 5:56 AM

Everything is spot on for me here, Scott.  The dahlia centre sings with colour and the bee in flight is nicely sharp - the whole composition hits you in the eye as well - excellent image devil

Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments
Comment posted by Graham Brown on September 30, 2015 at 4:47 AM

This is about as good as it gets for this type of image Scott. you've captured the perfect landing pose, it is really sharp throughout and very colourful. Not an easy shot to get - a fine image. Graham

Registered on November 20, 2007, 275 Posts, 1365 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 30, 2015 at 7:06 PM

Lovely color palette and the POV displays both bee & flower from the best possible angle IMO.

Sharp details and perfect exposure, with the leaf right helping to balance this great comp.

Very nice Scott!devildevil

 

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on October 2, 2015 at 11:11 AM

Hi  Scott crying Perfect in every detail      The  color and light are exceptionally  beautiful...  wish it were mine.devil

 

Albert Darmo

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 2, 2015 at 5:00 PM

Lovely colors and stop action. The thin DOF is well and appropriately placed.  Well balanced comp.devil

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments