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Challenge: Insects II (Minimal Editing I*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 III
Location: Greenville
Date: Apr 14, 2007
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/1600
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Apr 14, 2007

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Place: 75 out of 180
Avg (all users): 5.8647
Avg (commenters): 6.7500
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Avg (non-participants): 6.0500
Views since voting: 734
Views during voting: 331
Votes: 207
Comments: 14
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 04/25/2007 07:48:39 PM
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

DANG YOU! I've been trying to shoot one of these little guys for two years. Maybe the bees fly slower in G-ville, SC than they do in Canton, NC. ahahha

You nailed this puppy. Great focus, colors and dof. The lighting is good, and the background is blurred enough to really make the colors of the flower "snap," and the bee stand out.

Compositionally, it is a little off-balanced. Obviously, cropping wasn't allowed, but cropping some off of the top and left would really make this a fascinating shot (but I suspect you probably know that).

Not a lot that I can add, I don't think, other than excellent capture, and with some non-minimal post-processing, you have a real zinger, here, I think.



If I need to further clarify anything, please PM me.

karmat
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/22/2007 07:42:32 PM
good capture.. good lighting...
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 04/22/2007 11:26:29 AM
I'll be back . . . 7
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 04/22/2007 02:43:50 AM
Excellent top action.
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 04/20/2007 08:23:40 PM
Great action shot! A solid 7 for you!
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 04/17/2007 05:47:08 PM
beautiful. 7
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 04/16/2007 10:45:39 PM
Nicely taken well captured
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 04/16/2007 10:17:05 PM
Nice capture
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 04/16/2007 09:52:22 AM
Great motion and dof captured!
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 04/16/2007 09:51:20 AM
Awesome action shot! Great color, dof, and focus.
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 04/16/2007 09:36:14 AM
Good timing to get the bee in flight....good DOF. Shame there isn't more detail in the bee, it's very dark in spots.
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 04/16/2007 05:01:06 AM
Good capture
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 04/16/2007 04:36:28 AM
I like the whir of the wings. If it were allowed, I'd say crop out the dark red to the right, but considering, not bad. The focus on the bee is great.
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 04/16/2007 04:32:17 AM
I think this is an overall great shot. DOF,color and clarity.
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