Thanks for all your comments...No harm was done to the flower or bee :) This was shot in the garden. God's backdrop and lighting not mine :) The sky and clouds were perfect that day.
PS. I didn't use a flash or a reflector, it was just some really wonderful hazy lighting (sun low on the western horizon) on a hot summer day (thus the clouds and rich sky). The sunflower was facing east.
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Thanks everyone! Also on a side note no harm was done to the flower or bee :) This was shot in the garden and yes that 85 1.8 is one awesome lens. That is God's backdrop and lighting not mine :)
I'm not sayin' it is, but your sky background looks fake. I also have never cared for the single inline. It rarely actually adds to the shot and doesn't here...
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i can't decide if the apparently missing centre petal bugs me or pleases me. it's an obvious flaw, but then it adds a natural feel to the overall thing. the colours and level of precise detail is amazing, and very pleasing to the eye, especially the very rich blue, yellows and greens. the border is a tad naff, to be honest, and i'm not sure if mr bee really adds to the overall shot. and also te composition is a little bit too much in the corner or maybe the flower head is a little bit too big; either one by the tiniest margin, but still enough to slightly unsettle the overall karma. still very lovely though.
My First Weighted Scoring System ™; composition + technical 2.5/3, challenge 1/1, post processing results 2/2, ooooh factor 3/3, originality 0.50/1 = 9
Now THERE is a good sunflower photo. Very nice!! The colors are great, composition is interesting and the bee is just a little added touch. Nice border, too. I can't vote, but I would have given a 10.
Not only a great flower shot but the bee is awsome timing, the cloud position is perfect. Now that I think about it i'm thinking studio shot but it doest matter. Goodluck should be top 10 if not top 3
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