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Critique Style Requested: Standard

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Description

I was trying to get bees in flight. Now that AZ is cooling down, these bees ae really coming out a lot in my yard.

Specific Feedback

I cropped quite a bit here because the bee is the subject. I left part of the flower in the FOV. The whole flower was there, but I have learning that it is important to focus on the subject. Suggestions? Would catching the wings in better detail with a faster shutter speed but still show motion.

Technical Details

Canon r5 ii RF 200-800 at 324mm 1/2000 f/13 ISO 3200. I used Photo AI, but in a smart object in PS so I could be more selective on what Photo AI did with sharpening.

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Dean: This is a really good capture and I like your comp decisions. The body of the bee is super sharp and for me there is enough of the wings showing. Those wings must really :honeybee: buzzing if you have this much movement at 1/2000. The BG works great as well. Most excellent. :+1: :+1:>=))>

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Very cool flight shot, Dean. As @Bill_Fach noted, with that wing blur at 1/2000, you probably have enough wing showing, though you could always try for even more. The only other thing I could wish for in this fine image is a bit more light in the eye and I don’t know how you’d get that except to hop it flew in the right direction relative to the sun.

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This is a very cool image of a be in flight, Dean. I have never been that successful. Nice and sharp and I like the motion in the wings. Hard to believe 1/2000 didn’t freeze them in place. Excellent shot.

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Dean, this looks really good. I like your comp., with the bit of flower in the corner and where you got the bee. Both the flower and bee are nicely sharp. You could possibly burn in the brighter area right behind the bee and do a bit of dodging on the bee to let it show more strongly, but this looks very good as presented.

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Thanks for the feedback, @Shirley_Freeman , @Bill_Fach , @Dennis_Plank , and @Mark_Seaver. I did an update using Mark’s feedback. Looks better, Mark, thanks

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I like what you did, Dean. Very nice updated version.

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The update looks excellent, Dean.