Stretching Bee
by Paul

Comment by stargazer05766:
Terrific macro of your fuzzy cute Bee..
If i even get close they buzz away so i think this is pretty cool to capture..

Stretching Bee
by Paul

Comment by MacDonald:
You are right! It is unusually cute ... nice crispness and love the colors - usually I like a crop to be not as centered but it works on this shot - nice job.

Not happy
by Paul

Comment by roz:
amazing shot .. love the black and white process .. the expression is a killer .. !!!..:)

Walkway
by Paul

Comment by Leo:
Nicely captured lines on all sides. Like the off center perspective; nice rule of thirds for the vanishing point. Great call to go B&W to focus on the lines subject matter. In the DPC world, the critical viewers may knock you on the overexposure on the openings between the columns and possibly lack of details in the darker areas. Overall, I like this image for the challenge. Good luck on the scoring.

Helical Waves
by Paul

Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

I can't believe this photo didn't finish any better than 5.33. I think you probably got bit by the challenge topic itself. You definitely met the abstract portion with no problem, but you have to keep in mind the finicky nature of the walmart shopper. What they don't see is the definitive macro element of the challenge. Your comment from Ja-9 goes to support this idea. She wasn't willing to give you the benefit of the doubt, and I suspect that most other voters probably followed that simple line of thinking.

As for the image itself, I think you have a beautiful shot. The smooth curves create a good bit of interest in this abstract. I think it's an excellent image and would have voted it in the 8 range if I had voted on this challenge... excellent work :)

Final Approach
by Paul

Comment by MaryO:
Stunning detail for a moving bug!

Final Approach
by Paul

Comment by ellamay:
I like the PS treatment of the bug, tho I do wish the flower was not quite so whitish still, I am wondering if you can darken it a bit more, I think the purple and yellow of the bee would make a for good complimentary colors?
Just a thought

Final Approach
by Paul

Comment by Steef:
this is an awesome photo. i suspect it would've done awesome in a challenge, tons of wow-factor

Final Approach
by Paul

Comment by ErikV:
Really nice how you got the bug in mid-flight. And those eyes are amazing!

Splash!
by Paul

Comment by Jutilda:
I love the high contrast and bits of reddish pink. Different and nice.