A brief stopover

Image Critiques Macro/Close-up Critiques
1

blue-band bee TBG_12A9515.jpg
blue-band bee TBG_12A9515.jpg2500×2000 293 KB

Critique Style Requested: Standard

The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.

Description

I was at the Tucson Botanical Gardens next to a number of different flowers. I knew I would be about 3 or 4 feet and brought the telephoto lens. The phone app called this a blue banded bee, they are very fast hoping around the flowers, this one hung around a little longer than usual.

Specific Feedback

The DOF is very small, and I was not sure if the blurred flower takes away from this some. I also wondered if vignette would be good to use here.

Technical Details

Canon r7 rf 200-800mm at 354mm 1/2000 f/8 ISO 1600 HH The R7 was one continuous shooting, not the fastest.

Critique Template

Use of the template is optional, but it can help spark ideas.

  • Vision and Purpose:
  • Conceptual:
  • Emotional Impact and Mood:
  • Composition:
  • Balance and Visual Weight:
  • Depth and Dimension:
  • Color:
  • Lighting:
  • Processing:
  • Technical:
2

The blurred flower doesn’t bother me, Dean. An interesting shot and it’s nice to see a new flower in the background. Have you figured out where they get the blue band? I love all these names that take examining a dead specimen to figure out.

3

Dean: Got a nice little :scream:-meter spike on this one. Incredible detail on the bee and I’m very OK with the OOF flower. Very nicely done.>=))>

4

Frozen in time ..thats a beauty ..and palette is so beautiful

Balan Vinod

5

Wow, Dean, this is amazingly sharp where it needs to be. The oof flower doesn’t bother me. I love the wing motion. Excellent shot!

6

Dean, the bee is nicely sharp. Love the details in it’s eye. That sharpness is all that matters, although the colorsin the flower and background add well to the view.

7

Sweet detail and pose on the bee, and the blurred flower actually enhances the image for me.
Congrats on a nice EP!

8

A good angle Dean and even the wings are stopped pretty well. Congrats!