‹ Previous Macro & Close-up Gallery Next ›

Acrobat

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted November 26, 20162,452 views7 comments

Bee on Cranesbill
D90, 105 mm, f/8, 1/500, ISO 1000, 90% of original frame. June 2016.
All comments welcome.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on November 27, 2016 at 8:31 AM

Yun, the larger version just sings of summer with the brightness of the flower and the bee standing on it's head. It's a beauty.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on November 27, 2016 at 9:12 AM

Hi Yun,

Nice and colorful and the sharply focused bee stands out from the soft features of the surroundings. Well done....................Jim

Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments

Comment posted by Balan Vinod on November 29, 2016 at 3:48 AM

Yun ...thats a nice color palette..with a contrasting bee..fine detail too.

Balan Vinod

Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on November 29, 2016 at 1:03 PM

Wonderful colors and details in the bee Yun. I find myself missing the tips of the flower a bit.

Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments

Comment posted by Yun Gao on November 29, 2016 at 11:16 PM

Thanks everyone! Ed, You are right. I wish the petals were not clipped too. I think I should also reduce a bit the saturation/contrast in the bee.

Registered on September 11, 2012, 267 Posts, 1621 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on November 30, 2016 at 8:02 AM

The sat and contrast in the bee looks great to me, Yun, even on my contrasty Imac monitor. I really like your dof managment which created a terrific bg. The clipped top petal is a minor nit. However, you could tighten the entire image. The bee has excellent detail, so you could crop more off the top, the cropped flower looks intentionally composed this way vs. accidental. You could then crop some off the bottom to balance the image. Just a suggestion. Fine as is for me.

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

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 6, 2016 at 2:04 PM

Sweet colours and great bee!
Congrats on another fine WP!
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments