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Challenge: Abstract Macro II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Canon
Location: Childrens Garden
Date: Sep 20, 2006
Aperture: 11
ISO: 200
Shutter: 100
Galleries: Abstract, Animals
Date Uploaded: Sep 20, 2006

 On a very cool day we found all these bees moving very slowly through these unique flowers.

Levels, Cropped, Sharpened

Statistics
Place: 227 out of 285
Avg (all users): 4.9940
Avg (commenters): 5.0833
Avg (participants): 4.4688
Avg (non-participants): 5.7042
Views since voting: 817
Views during voting: 261
Votes: 167
Comments: 16
Favorites: 0

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 10/08/2006 08:23:19 PM
Critique Club Review:

Nice picture. Your score suffered a bit due to the lack of an abstract element. But still a very good photo.

Focus and depth of field are very good. The subject is nice and sharp, the depth of field isolates the subject well from any distractions in the background.

The exposure of the bee is very good. Detail is spectacular. But the flower burns out and loses detail on the upper surfaces. Also the highlight on the bee's back, just below the head is approaching burnout. As this is an advanced challenge, some dodging and burning in this image would help.

Nice touch with the sharpening. A job done well as it is not obvious and introduced no distracting artifacts.

Very nice picture.

 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/30/2006 11:14:18 PM
Great capture, but there isn't much abstract.
 09/30/2006 11:02:26 AM
excellent macro but not very abstract, IMO
 09/28/2006 07:04:54 PM
Wow! I love the bokeh, focus is dead on...beautiful picture
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 09/28/2006 06:18:57 PM
One of the best insect pictures I've seen, great macro technique but no guessing as to what it is.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/28/2006 05:05:00 PM
Definitely macro, but not abstract IMO.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/28/2006 07:24:14 AM
while it is a macro...hardly an abstract...sorry :-(
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/27/2006 09:20:53 PM
This is a really nice shot. I really like the bumpy detail around the eye. Would be nice if there had been a little bounce fill from below to get some light on the lower part of the abdomen.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/26/2006 07:13:45 PM
Not very abstract, but a very neat macro picture!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/26/2006 02:15:38 PM
nice macro, not so sure if it fits the abstract side, but still like it, good luck anyway
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/26/2006 09:30:56 AM
WOW
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 09/26/2006 01:41:41 AM
great image but not abstract. cool catch, though! you should still be proud of it
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/26/2006 01:14:55 AM
Lovely clean, sharp shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/25/2006 04:05:22 PM
Nice macro....nice shot....but is it an abstract??
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/25/2006 01:10:23 PM
This is a good macro but definitely not abstract.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/25/2006 10:41:51 AM
Gorgeous macro but it's not an abstract.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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