Caged Afternoon Shadows
by kdkaboom

Comment by dipaulk:
Wonderful! What a good "eye" you have to see this as a photo opp. Beautiful!

Bee on Hollyhock
by kdkaboom

Comment by ahaze:
Doesn't grab me, as it's a pretty common theme. To make something like this really pop there needs to be something about it that is unusual (or unusually beautiful) for this type of shot, whether it be in the light, what the creature is doing, etc.

Bee on Hollyhock
by kdkaboom

Comment by samtrundle:
A nice try here - pretty flower though the shadows on it are a little distracting.

Bee on Hollyhock
by kdkaboom

Comment by Skip:
boy, aren't these hard to shoot! lucky you got one to sit still for a moment. hope you're getting some good comments and suggestions, and this you're not getting overlooked in this monster challenge. good luck!

Bee on Hollyhock
by kdkaboom

Comment by notonline:
I find the problem with shooting flowers like this is either the white balance is off or the contrats is to high which makes it a little bit blurry. I think you might suffer from people sitting to close to the monitor and will see it as blurry. I like this shot and find the DOF chosen works well. The bee just adds so much more to it. I think this would make an excellent callender shot or just a standard picture to hang on a wall. Thats not achieved by many. Well done and keep up the great work in 2005. <8>

Bee on Hollyhock
by kdkaboom

Comment by jonpink:
too much flower space, would like to see more bee

Bee on Hollyhock
by kdkaboom

Comment by ButterflySis:
Pretty flower and bee. I find the lighting to be harsh and the shadow created by the plant on the bloom is distracting.

Bee on Hollyhock
by kdkaboom

Comment by Bud:
Wonderful colors

Bee on Hollyhock
by kdkaboom

Comment by SandyP:
I don't usually like flower shots -- only because so many people have done them that they all blur together. But this one really draws you into it because of all the interesting elements. The focus is perfect, and the colors are awesome. Great job.

Roscoe P Coltrane
by kdkaboom

Comment by kdkaboom:

Thanks for the comments!

I guess I should've kept the original title of Roscoe's NOSE to prevent any comments about his eyes/face being out of focus...but oh well! I appreciate all the comments no matter what!

And yes, to those that asked, that is his name and he's a serious hazardous Duke...you should see him full speed thru the apartment, fishtailin' and everything :)

Thanks everyone!

Katy