D850 , 105 mm at f5, ISO 100, 1/160 sec, handheld. PS, LR and Topaz, hand painting of BG. Another take on this flower with an intruder.
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Kathy, the presentation here looks very good, with the background complementing the flower well. Your subtle offset of the flower works well. I could see a bit more dof, for a bit more clarity in the flower behind the bee.
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Yes, Agree with Mark. We ll done on presentation and background. Lovely flower.
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Hi Kathy,
A very artistic presentation. A little more DOF on the flower might work for future endeavors with this type of shot, but not a deal breaker. It does have a killer BG. Well done…Jim
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Thanks all. I have been working hard on the backgrounds. It’s a stretch as it’s not straight forward. I agree re the DOF but some artists get away with even less DOF and maybe that’s the other solution. A slice of DOF for the bee.
Kathy: For me the bee is the main subject and it’s sharp. I’m very OK with parts of the flower being OOF and actually like your DOF/POF decision here. Good capture and a beautiful presentation. >=))>
I like your choice of showing the flower and background with a very soft and delicate feel. As the bee seems to be prominent could you possibly darken just the bee to give it more definition and contrast?
