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Bumble Bee/Repost

by Randy Runtsch

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted November 17, 201357 views6 comments
Yellow bumble bees and purple coneflowers are not uncommon sites in the upper Midwest in the USA, but together they make a colorful and attractive combination. This image was captured in my backyard.

Please comment and critique.

Equipment: Pentax K-5 with DA* 300mm, handheld

Exposure: 1/180s, f/16, iso 100

Crop: About 66% removed, rotated 15 degrees right

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on November 17, 2013 at 9:18 PM
Excellent shot! I love the fuzzy yellow of the bee against the waxy center of the flower. And the BG is a very pleasing OOF green and beige :jump:
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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on November 18, 2013 at 7:09 AM
Very effectively composed, Randy, and an excellent capture of the bee with the proboscis hard at work ! Might just burn the very bright streak at the tip of one of the stamens, otherwise this looks very good to me.
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 18, 2013 at 11:13 AM
Very attractive frame with the coneflower in full bloom, the 66% crop doesn't show..
Great light, colors, and BG Randy.
I might apply a bit of selective sharpening to the head/thorax area if it was mine.
Well done! :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on November 18, 2013 at 8:35 PM
Nice clean comp with beautiful colors and good detail against the excellent bg, Randy.
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Comment posted by Randy Runtsch on November 18, 2013 at 9:29 PM
Lucy and Scott, thanks for the kind comments, and Ian and Howard, thanks for the suggestions. For this new version, the head and thorax were sharpened a bit. Also, I tried to burn the bright stamen, but it didn't look right, so I opted to use the healing tool in Photoshop (my very first ever use of Photoshop).
Registered on October 30, 2013, 50 Posts, 445 Comments
Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on November 18, 2013 at 10:27 PM
Looks great....keep playing with PS. you'll love it and won't know how you lived without it!
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