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Description
Our son’s garden in the Eastern Sierras is full of butterflies, bees, and various other bugs. This cooperative fellow was making his way slowly enough across a head of yarrow to allow a couple of quick shots
I cloned out a faint stem that seemed distracting
Specific Feedback
All thoughts most welcome
Technical Details
Sony A1
Make: SONY
Exposure Time: 1/200 sec
F Number: f/6.3
ISO Speed Ratings: ISO 1600
Exposure Program: Manual
Metering Mode: Center weighted average
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Lens Model: FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS
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I like that the beetle is so sharp without strong reflection, and facing into a pretty sharp part of the flower head. I love that no stalk is visible, so it seems to be exploring an island in a green sea. I’d just suggest darkening the URC a bit.
Sandy, such a nice find and capture. I agree with @Mike_Friel in his comments and suggestion. In fact, it looks like the beetle is sitting on the continent of Africa! Pretty cool. The shape reminds me of Africa a little. Nicely done.
Nice composition – interesting beetle and flower head with nice soft light, lovely detail and good DOF. The BG looks artificially blurred, though. BGs are a nemesis in this kind of composition, but I wonder if a slightly different treatment would work – low-opacity cloning maybe?
Very nice image, Sandy. The yellow yarrow sets the beetle off nicely and you got excellent depth of field. I could see darkening that upper right corner as @Mike_Friel suggested, though I didn’t notice it at first.
