This is a bee on a flowering plant in my front yard.
Converted from RAW: created an HDR image using three different exposures of one RAW file.
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Colors are vibrant, but the yellow-orange hue on the honeybee appears a tad too vibrant. It almost glows on my screen. The lavender hues appear fine it is just that there seems to be too much saturation which is very evident from the stripes on the honeybee. Composition is average and could be better if you brought the viewer in for a closer look - A closer crop to the bee and the flowers it is near would improve this composition. The bee would be your main focus with a few flowers being the supporting cast.
Great composition. The bee is off to the side and in focus while the rest of the background has a nice soft focus which causes he bee to stand out. Love the color.
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