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National Geographic (Holland Edition)
National Geographic (Holland Edition)
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Challenge: Magazine Cover (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot A40
Location: Buitenveldert (Amsterdam), The Netherlands
Date: Jun 8, 2003
Aperture: 4.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Animals, Macro
Date Uploaded: Jun 10, 2003

This is a simple image of a bee on a wild flower. I used two close up lenses (+2 and +5) to bring the subject(s) closer. Three things that certainly could be improved are the focus, the DOF and the removal of the distracting element on top of the flower. Unfortunately I didn't have enough time this week to make better pictures.

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06/17/2003 01:49:22 PM
What in the world is that thing? That's the funniest bug I've seen in a long time. It looks like it's really overweight. LOL!!! Seriously though, the colors and clarity are wonderful. Great picture.
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06/17/2003 10:32:16 AM
Pretty flower and a nice bee shot. Love the pollen in it's "hair". DOF is a little narrow, but this close...it's going to be. Still, I'd like the wings a bit more visible. This is an interesting angle, but hard on the far wing. 9 Rob the Swash
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06/17/2003 07:14:55 AM
Great color and detail.
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06/16/2003 09:44:06 PM
Very good shot. Well laid out for a cover. Plenty of room for cover layout here. Only criticism is that the back wing of the bee is a bit soft. 9
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06/16/2003 03:30:15 PM
A great shot - doesn't seem like NG style stuff, but a really cool macro.
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06/16/2003 01:51:10 PM
nice shoot.. =) but blurry..
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06/15/2003 06:21:13 AM
this is perfect! 10.
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06/13/2003 12:30:39 PM
A good cover shot for that magazine. I like it.
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06/12/2003 10:04:10 PM
Now THERE is a bee with a purpose! nice shot.
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06/12/2003 09:14:37 PM
Great job I can really picture this as a mag cover.
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06/12/2003 01:56:15 PM
beautiful
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06/11/2003 08:21:25 PM
very darring.
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06/11/2003 06:27:55 PM
NICE macro - the freezing of an instant, the tight focus on the foreground - keeps the background from taking over at all or being busy, and the detail here of both flower and bee is gorgeous.
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06/11/2003 01:13:29 PM
Very nice... I'm not sure I would have put this as National Geographic... but maybe. I think it would have been nice to have the bee just slightly more in focus. Very well done though... could definitely be a magazine cover, if not NG then maybe something else. very pretty, hope you didn't get stung!
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06/11/2003 12:18:38 PM
This is a wonderful shot. I feel the yellow border is unnecessary. I really like the visible pollen on the bee and the contrast of colors.
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06/11/2003 06:13:49 AM
Good frame, colorful shot. Focus is a wee bit soft.
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