The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.
Description
We have some Cleveland sage by the house that we like the look, and smell of and the critters like the taste of it. Hummingbirds and bees are liking it. Here’s a bee (no idea what kind) partaking . Tricky to get in the crosshairs.
Specific Feedback
Centered cropping okay?
Technical Details
Z9, 180-600 lens, Nikon 1.4 TC, tripod, 1/1600th, f 9.0, 1260mm, ISO 1600, cropped to 2276 x 1804.
Critique Template
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Do these flowers always bloom like that? Just a few at a time…reminds me of bee balm a little bit, although I don’t know if that flower does the same when blooming. No matter…I like the explosive/fireworks aspect of how this one does it and the bee is so nicely centered. Wish that the light wasn’t so harsh and that there was some diffusion so we could see more detail in the bee and the flower. That background though…that’s excellent.
Dave: Great capture of the moment of both the flower and the bee. My first impression was that it was a bit soft, especially on the bee but an application of some sharpening improves it a fair amount IMO. Back to you. >=))>
I like this image Dave. What Bill saw I also saw. He did a nice of sharpening cleanup. The most difficult thing in any dark animal is picking up the darks detail within it’s surroundings. I have proved that to myself over and over with red-winged blackbirds. Pretty good job here by you. My suggested possibles that might help the image: remove the small receding flower in the lower right; zoom in on the bee and do a little bit of (lightly) dodging on the face area to try & bring out more detail. If you have the software to do that of course. I think the center crop works.
