The photographer is looking for thoughtful feedback on the image as a whole, especially around the areas noted below.
Feedback Focus: Artistic / Expressive
About This Image
The bees are very busy this time of year, and they seem to love this lavender bush in my yard. I set up my camera and a macro lens on a tripod and waited for one to land on this flower. There were several flying around so it didn’t take long to get this shot.
Feedback Requested
General feedback on the composition and the processing. Any and all suggestions would be most welcome. Thanks.
Technical Details
Camera: Canon EOS R6m2
Lens: EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/500s
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 1000
Processed in DXO Pure Raw 6 and Lightroom, with local dodging and burning using several masking selections.
Aww, she’s lovely. And busy. Terrific details in this - all those little hairs are a marvel. Wish for two things - that you’d shaded the area or used some fill flash to soften the shadows and that you were a bit lower down. It is hard to predict where they will go, but if you can find a flower that works, I guess all you have to do is wait. I bet the smell is heavenly, too.
Ted, I like the lighting and how it shows off the bee’s eye and all of the fuzzies, both on the bee and the flower. Patience in macro is always a virtue.
Ted: A terrific subject very nicely captured. I would b very tempted to crop this tighter since there is such marvelous detail in the bee and the OOF stuff above doesn’t do much for me. Just my 2¢ but still a fine shot as is. >=))>
