Bzzzzzzzzzz by SandyP

08/29/2006 02:03:47 PM

Great vibrant colors and I like the crop. The fact that the flower and bee fill the frame really adds to the composition. Well done.

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sherpet

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM III

04/14/2006 05:47:01 AM

Love this shot Sandy.....great macro shot.....

Brin

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

04/14/2006 05:41:16 AM

Beautiful and well composed photo with great colours. Great shot Sandy!

dleach

Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

04/10/2006 03:47:43 PM

p.s. Nice picture... there were a lot of bees there :-)

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dleach

Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

04/10/2006 03:46:54 PM

Hah... I was at the botanical gardens as well looking for an option for the yellow challenge. This is one I considered:

It probably would have done better then what I did enter but in the end I decided to go down the edgier side of things... ;-)

coolhar

Canon PowerShot Pro 90 IS

04/10/2006 12:51:49 PM

I'll go along with cheegirl, I love the colors, and the warm softness.

Message edited by author 2006-05-08 06:48:50.

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cheegirl

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX APO Macro EX DG HSM for Canon

04/10/2006 08:36:33 AM

Great shot Sandy, love the colours. Great job.

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Comments Made During the Challenge

MacDonald

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM

04/09/2006 03:56:43 AM

Bees are so hard to do and you did a good job of getting him in focus.. the background is perfect.... good job

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sherpet

04/08/2006 11:35:58 PM

Great close-up of a busy bee doing what he does best..... I love the composition. I also love the delicate textures of the wings and the body of the bee.....Excellent.....A "10" from me as it deserves to be on the front page.....

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LucidLotus

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III

04/07/2006 07:55:14 PM

Excellent colors, nice and vibrant and not too busy. I like the composition and the subject matter. Very nice macro feel. The use of natural light is good, only a few minor issues on the wings but really nothing too distracting. I think the one thing this image needs to really pop would be very sharp focus. I don't know that sharpening it more would help, but the initial focus being sharper would help give the bee even more definition and with the brilliant colors shown really make the whole image leap out at the viewer. 6

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Melethia

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS

04/07/2006 11:57:04 AM

Great macro! Love the use of color - ie the pink flower and green bokeh - to set off the yellow of the bee.

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jorr

Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Canon

04/05/2006 12:44:18 PM

A little soft on focus of flower, but overall nice macro, liked it very much

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Xilebo

Nikon D200

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

04/04/2006 01:46:26 AM

You got really close on this one, nice bokeh. Don't know about others but I find pink and yellow always clash..good photo though

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TheresaA

Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III

04/03/2006 06:58:43 PM

Clever title! I am amazed by the sharpness and clairity of this photo. The details that you were able to capture on this perfectly yellow bumble bee are great. He looks so real. Your color combinations are beautiful too. I like the yellow and pink contrast.

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Cyndane