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working bee on a Yellow Flower
working bee on a Yellow Flower
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Challenge: Free Study 2010-06 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Sony DSLR-A700
Lens: Sony DT 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Aspherical ED High Magnification Zoom Lens for Sony Alpha
Date: Jun 26, 2010
Date Uploaded: Jun 26, 2010

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Place: 335 out of 341
Avg (all users): 4.0630
Avg (commenters): 3.2857
Avg (participants): 4.0870
Avg (non-participants): 4.0000
Views since voting: 797
Views during voting: 222
Votes: 127
Comments: 8
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07/08/2010 06:32:45 AM
Why on earth do your pictures keep cimoing up last?
There's a conspiracy out there and someone's got your number.
Well, there are useful enough things said in some of the comments, and at least it doesn't stop you.
It's a lovely bit of nature.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/06/2010 10:19:41 PM
Good try but not sharp enough
07/05/2010 07:18:04 PM
The colours are lovely and good timing to get the bee. The shadows from the sun are a bit distracting. If you can't position yourself to hide the shadows perhaps using a fill flash may have helped. What really hurt this shot for me is the lack of focus. Macro shots really only work when the focus is sharp IMHO. I don't have a macro lens so when I want to photo something small I back up enough to have the subject in focus then crop as much as possible without losing too much resolution. 3.
07/04/2010 10:21:10 PM
Kind of soft and a bit short on oomph somehow. Not a lot of detail showing in the bee. I think this may have been tough light for this kind of shot.
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07/03/2010 07:46:23 PM
pretty colors and composition - but the details/ focus seem off
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07/03/2010 10:58:35 AM
This looks pretty heavily cropped and not quite a macro shot. I like the colors but it is not real sharp. YOu got the flower details, bt lost them on the bee. Shooting in the harsh afternoon sun can be difficult... I have discovered the Sunny f16 rule. In mid day sunlight, use an aperture of f16 with a shutter speed equal to 1/iso. So at ISO 100, shutter speed would be 1/100. You should look it up online. The Sunny f16 rule... I have been having fun with that because it doesn't limit you to shooting only in the golden hours!
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07/01/2010 11:38:22 PM
Good attempt. What this photo really needs is tack sharpness, which it simply doesn't have. Also, maybe turning down the color saturation down a bit would help, as it feels neon bright.
07/01/2010 12:55:09 PM
The bee is out of focus and there is some purple fringing on the edge of the petals.


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