Life Saver
by temba

Comment by h2:
main subject is the life saver here, not the rope. That given, the crop at right is too tight, otherwise good shot

Black and Gold Honey Bee
by temba

Comment by gaurawa:
** Critique Club **

Greetings!

its a very well composed picture, the colors are nice.

subject: the bee looking away from the lens doesn't make it. doesn't add interest. Also the dof is very shallow. It does help in the smooth bokeh, but makes majority of the image out of focus with subject, not to catchy.

I would have framed it tighter so that I avoid the out of focus flower ( keep it some, but not all ) which will also bring more attention to your subejct. at this time the pink color of the flower draws a lot of viewer attention which you don't want.

if you have any questions, please feel free to pm me

thanks,
Gaurawa

Black and Gold Honey Bee
by temba

Comment by liltritter:
I don't mind the fuzziness but then I take alot of fuzzy pictures. I liked it and saw past it to what you were going for. A 7 that was well earned. Well done!

Black and Gold Honey Bee
by temba

Comment by jblaylockrayner:
A little muzzy for a macro shot

Black and Gold Honey Bee
by temba

Comment by mist:
I would have voted another angle on the bee higher

Black and Gold Honey Bee
by temba

Comment by Djabordjabor:
I think the flower should be in more focus and I think it's a little overexposed. I don't like the burnt out threads in the flower. The composition and the lighting are very good though.

Black and Gold Honey Bee
by temba

Comment by jah_luv:
Great Job!

Photosynthesis
by temba

Comment by haircut:
I really like the composition and the contrast of the spikey plant with the soft feeling of the bokeh. Also I think you did a really good job getting the round circles of light they talked about.

Photosynthesis
by temba

Comment by AilurophileDJ:
changed my vote to a higher score. you achieved bokeh very well. Should be top 10. ;-)

Photosynthesis
by temba

Comment by Jason_Cross:
Great bokeh.