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Day1 - The Bee Tower
Day1 - The Bee Tower
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Olympus C-8080
Aperture: 8
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Apr 30, 2007

Viewed: 464
Comments: 25
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Camera set on B&W setting and on macro.

I used the manual setting on my camera and set the aperture at 8 and shutter speed to 1/160 to get more details. Then I just waited for the bee to 'walk' into the frame so it looks like the bee is standing next to a 'tower'.

All I did in PP is to square crop, resize, sharpen, and slight gamma adjust of .02 on RGB.

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 05/07/2007 02:17:50 PM
Wow! This is wonderful!! Makes you feel like you have discovered a little bee world and what fabulous choice for black and white!
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 05/03/2007 05:38:19 PM
That's a lot of DOF for a macto. The title is perfect for this pic.
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 05/03/2007 05:55:42 AM
Well having just seen your response to my question about contrast and tone I now have a perfect example of what I should aspire to. STUNNING macro. The one problem I have with this type of shot is that the natural pigment colouration in flowers can fade/be spread unevenly. Which is OK in colour but can detract on a small scale (IMO) on B&W. Maybe a spot of dodging on the petals would have helped, but to be honest all we are talking about if this was in competition is moving it from an 8/9 to a 9/10

Simply beautiful
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 05/02/2007 05:40:36 PM
Very nice and sharp! i like it.
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 05/02/2007 04:12:32 AM
I really like how sharp the bee is and how you can see his proboscis (spelling?) sipping the nectar. Maybe a little more negative space below the bee would add, but then again, might make him too distant. Interesting !
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 05/02/2007 03:36:47 AM
very nice - but I don't find the petals helpful - I'd like a tighter crop maybe
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 05/01/2007 04:34:28 PM
I love the softness and the textures of this one.....
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 05/01/2007 04:20:38 PM
wonderful closeup -bright,crisp, clear - but I really think this would work much better in color - I want to see the color on this flower and bee!
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 05/01/2007 03:37:17 PM
nice image, I havn't seen a bulb like that before. I would really like to see the 'tower' just a touch more contrasty, but over all its a nice image.
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 05/01/2007 02:46:46 PM
Really great composition. Nice that you didn't need that much processing. I will also take a few shots on strictly black and white setting as the month progresses. Anyway, your detail is really terrific, and the bee definitely added to the composition alot.
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 05/01/2007 02:09:34 PM
That bee is such a bonus!
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 05/01/2007 09:53:58 AM
wow the tower is what got me in and the bee was a bonus
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 05/01/2007 08:33:43 AM
Beautiful detail and clarity in this.
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 05/01/2007 07:59:11 AM
The detail on the centre of the flower is exquisite, so much so that I completely missed the fly when I first looked at it. The large petals look a bit like they lost detail, and the background at the top is a bit busy to my eyes.
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 05/01/2007 07:05:36 AM
Funny the thing that captures me the most in this shot is not the bee. I find the texture at the top of the "tower" to be very beautiful (and very well captured too!).
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 05/01/2007 05:05:16 AM
blown whites a tad here but the subject (bee) is in good shape.
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 04/30/2007 09:12:55 PM
You know, I cannot stop staring at the "tower". It's crisp and rich with detail. I am not much looking at the bee tho - eeg I hate bugs!
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 04/30/2007 08:12:22 PM
That is SO incredibly beautiful! I've just watched the Never-ending story with my children - and Nania - looks like a tower from those sorts of movies!
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 04/30/2007 08:07:02 PM
Sweet! Amazing clarity and focus. Love the composition.
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 04/30/2007 06:58:22 PM
WOW, nice, you're outta my league nothing I can add. Very good shot!
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 04/30/2007 06:35:50 PM
Looks like a fountain. hee hee Aren't macros fun????
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 04/30/2007 06:11:15 PM
excellent shot of the bee .. great detail on him and the stalk of the flower ... i find the petals 'interesting' as a contrast to the bee and the stalk ... he looks overpowered by those huge petals ... i'm expecting them to close up on him!! ..
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 04/30/2007 05:51:19 PM
That is such AMAZING detail on that bee considering its such a small part of the photo! Wow! I love this! The composition of the flower is really striking too!

This is an awesome Day :)

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 04/30/2007 05:21:29 PM
I love all the different textures here.
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 04/30/2007 04:48:26 PM
very nice capture and good timing to catch the bee in the shot. the composition looks very interesting, almost like this bee is resting in the shade of kind of a palm tree :) i like it.
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