Rich James
About the Image(s)
Since there were honey bees all over this tree I shot a series of images using my Sony RX10 at about 200 mm and 1/5000 sec at F4. This was the best of the lot. As you can see it took some amount of exposure adjustment and cropping in Luminar Neo and sharpening in Topaz. The wings are at the side of the bee and I think it would have been more effective if they were extended up. Thanks in advance for your comments.
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7 comments posted
Bob Legg
Rich, a very nice capture. Composition works and the bee leads my eye into the flower. I do not believe you can control the bees wing position. They move so very fast and are transparent so not to worry, in my opinion. I do wonder about the catch light in the eye. It looks like studio flash. Are you sure you didn't paste in a studio light and flying bee?   Posted: 11/11/2024 00:11:47
Rich James
Bob, appreciate the comments. Note the catch light in the original.   Posted: 11/11/2024 00:44:00
Bob Legg
Yes, I see it now. Sorry about that.   Posted: 11/12/2024 03:04:17
Marti Buckely
I'm going to agree with Bob on the catch light. While it is in the original, I feel it could be less prominent...more like the original. I like the capture though and it would be hard to get the wings just right. Perhaps I'd tone down the background flowers? Good job on the capture.   Posted: 11/11/2024 03:47:06
Ingrid Lockhart
Hi Rich. Great crop and focus on the bee. I love the contrast between the blurry background and flower below the bee, and the perfectly focused bee and flowers on the right. I think this is a very effective image with a nice diagonal composition. I don't mind the dominant catch light.   Posted: 11/19/2024 18:56:22
Syed Shakhawat Kamal
Hi Rich,
Greetings my friend. An amazing moment captured. The post processing, the crop, the sharpness of the bee and the blurry background of the flowers made this a stunning image.
Well captured and thank you for sharing.
Cheers.
Kamal.   Posted: 11/22/2024 08:50:40
Greetings my friend. An amazing moment captured. The post processing, the crop, the sharpness of the bee and the blurry background of the flowers made this a stunning image.
Well captured and thank you for sharing.
Cheers.
Kamal.   Posted: 11/22/2024 08:50:40
Nadia Trevan
Hi Rich, not an easy capture as I can attest to that. You've done a great job in getting both the bee and the flower in focus. The bee in flight, pollen on its legs and the beautiful catch light in its eye is a terrific story - on its way to collect more pollen. Just lovely as it is.
The eyes of the bee are the most important part to focus on and you've done it well.   Posted: 11/23/2024 09:36:13
The eyes of the bee are the most important part to focus on and you've done it well.   Posted: 11/23/2024 09:36:13