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Challenge: You Name It! II (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM
Location: Back Yard
Date: Mar 15, 2015
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250
Date Uploaded: Mar 15, 2015

 A lonely Bee used 70-200 to get close as possible then cropped down. Used Topaz denoise and detail to bump up the clarity.

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Place: 114 out of 123
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Views since voting: 221
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Votes: 79
Comments: 26
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 07/29/2015 09:41:22 AM
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

Generally a decent close up that meets the challenge.

You have got good clear focus on the bee itself but it has a curious mix of sharp and not so sharp detail, for example the wings are good but the thorax is smudgy, yet given the sharpness of the top of the eyes they are on the same focal plane so should be equally sharp. There are some good bold colours throughout the image as a whole and the exposure is good and controlled. The composition is good, not exactly rule of thirds but using a diagonal and not too central, quite effective.

Looking at your processing details I am trying to answer why there is the lack of detail in areas and wondering if the crop is just a little too much? I also have a problem with the halo round the leading edge of the right wing.

You provided a title when you didn't need to but I have to show my ignorance because I don't understand it anyway! So, its title time from me, the best I can do is;
cross pollinator

Thanks for your submission, Sid
 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/24/2015 12:40:04 PM
Bee
 03/24/2015 07:02:59 AM
Buzzzzzz...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/23/2015 08:11:30 PM
Bee
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/23/2015 06:27:21 PM
Bees do it
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/23/2015 01:40:19 PM
BZZZZZ
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/23/2015 01:12:46 PM
Empty?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/22/2015 06:02:02 PM
Honey Hour
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/22/2015 04:03:14 PM
Bee on Bee Balm
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/22/2015 02:27:43 PM
Fuzz Patrol

Nice bokeh.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/21/2015 04:10:26 PM
Bert's Flower
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/21/2015 08:39:06 AM
Busy Bee.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/21/2015 04:23:38 AM
Busy As
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/20/2015 09:51:14 AM
Suckle!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/19/2015 02:04:22 PM
Good Works
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/19/2015 09:05:23 AM
You already did
 03/19/2015 04:31:52 AM
You named it!
 03/18/2015 04:49:46 PM
worker
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/18/2015 02:20:15 PM
bee10ph
 03/18/2015 12:40:20 PM
Pollination
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/18/2015 12:37:32 PM
Dinner hustle
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/18/2015 08:38:10 AM
work
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/18/2015 07:05:12 AM
Lunch Bee Good
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/18/2015 06:39:12 AM
Busy as a ....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/17/2015 10:40:26 PM
The idea was not to give your entry a title but to let the voters have fun and suggest a title.
 03/17/2015 08:08:45 PM
Bee-oootiful!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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