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Don't Let Go!
Don't Let Go!
jbsmithana


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Challenge: Insects II (Minimal Editing I*)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
Location: Home Studio
Date: Apr 13, 2007
Aperture: F8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Macro
Date Uploaded: Apr 13, 2007

 Captured a Bumble Bee in the garden (very cool day so it was extra slow) and cooled in freezer. Set up a sprig of Plum blosson and used one of my wife's still life watercolors as a background. Placed the now very cold and slow bee on a blossom and as he came back to an active state I started shooting using reflected flash. He ended up doing this hanging by a tread trick that I thought was interesting so here it is.

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Place: 35 out of 180
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04/22/2007 03:39:33 PM
Amazing timing on this capture! DOF is nice to keep the bee in great focus; a few bits of the flowers are in the same plane and detract a little. Overall uniqueness of the shot makes it stand out.
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 04/22/2007 09:51:01 AM
Great shot, crisp clean subject and neat composition
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 04/20/2007 08:24:03 PM
Yummy bokeh. Love the shot. A 9.
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 04/20/2007 12:50:00 PM
I love this, he really looks like he's grasping for the branch.
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 04/19/2007 04:49:42 AM
I love this - one of my favorites so far - great colors and focus - only positice critisism is that the focus is dead center
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 04/18/2007 05:23:33 AM
Love the detail, well done.
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 04/18/2007 01:04:06 AM
interesrting never seen the eyes before.
shame the bee is not against a contrasting backing,might have cropped left off to remove the blurry bit on the top flower.
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 04/17/2007 06:11:27 AM
Great timing and dof.
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 04/16/2007 03:45:37 PM
Very nice. I like it. Good dof and focus.
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 04/16/2007 09:37:26 AM
That's interesting and odd looking! I've never seen a bee hanging on for dear life, good capture. A bit dark around the bee although your DOF is great.
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 04/16/2007 09:11:58 AM
Great capture!
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 04/16/2007 07:54:29 AM
Terrific detail on the bee.
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 04/16/2007 05:02:20 AM
Oh wow! First off, wonderfully captured details in the bee! And the colors in the photograph are wonderfully vibrant. Great capture in the action - this little bee really does appear to be 'holding' on for dear life forgetting that it has wings and can simply just fly off. Love that little gleam in the eye for it projects the 'spark' of life in the insect.
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 04/15/2007 09:50:02 PM
Splendid colors, good focus, what a chubby little fellow.
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