The Queen Beeby
NuzzerComment by Louisa: Greetings from the Critique Club!
I'm surprised by the low vote on this one. I think it's a great macro shot, and I can see how it fits the challenge. However, I can also see how voters may not find it to fit the challenge as well as some other entries.
Some suggestions for improvement.. A lot of the entries in this challenge had a lot to look at. The frames were very interesting, and I think they held the viewer's attention. Your shot was well executed, and captured a bee in its natural environment, but after a few moments, there's not much left to look at. I agree with
boyd2000 that expanding the DOF may have helped. I would have liked to see the detail of the far wing. But even with that, the background is not very interesting.
If this were a macro challenge, I would have expected your score to be much higher. However with a challenge like Brother's Grimm, I think the viewer goes into voting with the expectation of fairy tales, wonder, color and intrigue. Interesting that the top 13 shots focused on a human subject.
It's a good shot. Don't get discouraged. I'm sure you know voter perception is hit or miss. You have an awesome portfolio. Looks like you re-tried your bee shot for the Work challenge, and you got top 10! Nice job.
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