Hopelessness.
by JimB

Comment by space amoeba:
Nice capture, although I see more fear than desolation here.

Hopelessness.
by JimB

Comment by joanns:
Yikes!! Did she get stung? I sure hope you compensated your model for hazard pay :)

Hopelessness.
by JimB

Comment by Swashbuckler:
IMO this is the wrong emotion, but love the shot!!! Intense! 9 Rob the Swash

Hopelessness.
by JimB

Comment by marbo:
Now thats not a photo you see everyday. 10 for bravery.

Hopelessness.
by JimB

Comment by callie212:
nice photo, great focus on the bees.....poor girl.

Sanguinea
by JimB

Comment by Imagineer:
That's a great looking plant! Big, fat juicy lips too. Does it give off a rotting meat smell to attract the flies?

Image is good but you've got a bit of noise going on - possibly due to oversharpening. It may be better to pull back a bit and leave the image slightly smaller but crisper. I think these plants have an interesting part at the top (which is cropped off) so I'd love to see this reshot, as the colours and lighting are really good. Did you use a tripod?

Hopelessness.
by JimB

Comment by Blinks:
Ahhhh!!! That is way too scary! Very nice depth in this photo and once again... Ahhh!!!

Hopelessness.
by JimB

Comment by cosmichaiku:
Very interesting shot. Despite appearances, I hope the subject wasn't actually surrounded by bees. It might have seemed a trifle less staged if she weren't looking directly at the camera. Although I like this shot generally, my initial reaction would be one of desperation or panic, and not desolation, but maybe that's just me.

Hopelessness.
by JimB

Comment by justesme:
Attack of the bees lol. Hopeless, perhaps, but desolated, No.

However, the image could do with a few improvements. The pastel colors are a little dull for my taste. Perhaps the subject could have put on a different top. A tighter crop on the face would have been nice to emphasize the hopelessness with her brilliant expression! However, I get the feeling that this was a snap from long ago that you just really wanted to share with us!

Hopelessness.
by JimB

Comment by Chicagrafo:
Fright is not desolation