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Challenge: Motion Blur II (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 28-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: Escondido, California
Date: Jun 24, 2006
Aperture: f 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Nature, Action
Date Uploaded: Jun 25, 2006

 I visited the Lavender Fields in Escondido, California. The fields were in full bloom and they were filled with very busy bees. I never did get one sitting still long enough to get in focus.

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Place: 154 out of 177
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Votes: 194
Comments: 6
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/02/2006 05:23:42 PM
The light is too harsh. Try shooting at sunrise or sunset, whenever the sun is lower in the sky. The quality of light is much higher for nature shots at those times.
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 07/01/2006 02:48:30 PM
I think this is one subject where the blur does not enhance the picture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/28/2006 07:47:44 AM
I like the composition but some more contrast would help.
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 06/27/2006 10:58:16 PM
I would have gone higher on this image if the bee was stopped and the backgroud was blurry. 6
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 06/27/2006 03:19:02 PM
Nice color combination with the three colors purple, green, and yellow-orange. For me, this would be much more effective if either the bee were in focus or if the entire image were motion blur. Having the flowers in focus and nothing else feels more accidental to me that if it were the other way around. I really like how you've succeeded in framing the bee with the flowers.
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 06/27/2006 01:26:41 AM
oh, this is opposite from what I hoped from the thumbnail! Blur those flowers and keep that bee in focus and you've got a SHOT!!

As it is, it kind of looks like a mistake - your main subject is blurred - a big problem in most photography. I appreciate you trying to justify it with the title, but a blurred subject when all else is in focus looks like a mistake to me - 3
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