Bee
by Jacko

Comment by ccasey:
wow!

Bee
by Jacko

Comment by e301:
Not at all sure about this. Obviously highly accomplished, there is little to criticise technically, if at all. Some of your choices confuse me though - the extreme shallow dof - and its affect on the attenae, coming in and out of focus ... also I keep wanting to see more detail in the hairs of it's head, but they're out of focus, and I'm not finding enough interest in the patterning of the eyes, which is where he focus is. It's confusing to my eye, but not challenging. 5

Bee
by Jacko

Comment by StevePax:
If this is who I think it is, I'm guessing this bee is dead, and has possibly been in your freezer for weeks, waiting for this challenge. Anyway, nice detail, very hairy. 10.

Bee
by Jacko

Comment by JC_Homola:
Fanastic macro.. love the background colour. 9 only thing that could be better was to have the same focus on both eyes.

Bee
by Jacko

Comment by Zoomdak:
Amazing macro, is this done by Jacko? (sorry about the rhyme)
Great shot.

Bee
by Jacko

Comment by f-32:
Looks like the juncture of talent, technique and luck. NICE photo!

Bee
by Jacko

Comment by hallswel:
Challenge centered ΓΆ€“ 10
Creative ΓΆ€“ 6
Appeal (is it interesting?) ΓΆ€“6
In Focus/Clear - 7
score 7

The detail on his head is wonderful.

Bee
by Jacko

Comment by PhilipDyer:
I have never been more jealous of another person's photo equipment - not to mention the talent it took to get such a great shot. :-) Really nice job!

Bee
by Jacko

Comment by BobsterLobster:
Strunning, impressive dof. Great textures, composition, colours. Radius in USM looks like it was a little too large here though. Lots of noise... probably as the photo was taken at high ISO to improve the dof? I'm sure NeatImage could have improved the purple background in particular. Should do well.

Bee
by Jacko

Comment by jmlelii:
Ive always wondered how one can get so close, even with long lenses, to shoot a bee...