Bluebell Path
by Ben

Comment by UNCLEBRO:
isn't that funny, i thought exactly the same thing.
That thumbnail certainly doesn't do it justice.
I'll give the print 7 out of 10 and the thumbnail 5 out of 10 :-)

Bluebell Path
by Ben

Comment by Gunnsi:
The same here, the thumbnail does not show anything about how good picture this is.

Originally posted by Djabordjabor: I saw your post on the forum. When I saw the thumbnail I thought: "is he stupid or something? This looks ugly, why is trying to sell a print of it?" Then I clicked on the thumbnail to see it larger. It looks much better here. I love it. The colors are nice, the lighting is very good and the DOF is awesome. You caught the mood perfectly. Good luck with selling it!

Bluebell Path
by Ben

Comment by Djabordjabor:
I saw your post on the forum. When I saw the thumbnail I thought: "is he stupid or something? This looks ugly, why is trying to sell a print of it?" Then I clicked on the thumbnail to see it larger. It looks much better here. I love it. The colors are nice, the lighting is very good and the DOF is awesome. You caught the mood perfectly. Good luck with selling it!

Lone Bluebell
by Ben

Comment by alien2thisworld:
This feels a lot like a shot that I would have taken. I love the soft but colorful background. I think the composition is great. Maybe the stem and flowers could be a little sharper, but it is still ok. Was it cloudy? It looks like the lighting is very even and soft, which is great for flower shots.

IMG_3077.jpg
by Ben

Comment by LalliSig:
Sorry but find this to be the worst in the three you asked for comments on. Just sorry but I dislike the choice of DOF here, I would have liked more of the center of the flower to be in focus as my eye is really drawn there and not towards the front petal like that, I just wanna squint to make out the center of the flower. I definately think you can do better when I compare this to your other two shots :)

Wasp
by Ben

Comment by LalliSig:
One other thing, would be better if you had composed this more to the rule of thirds with the bug more in the lower right corner but not badly composed at all.

Wasp
by Ben

Comment by LalliSig:
This is ok, but I can´t help but comparing this to tons of other macro bug shots that are on this site and sorry, this just doesn´t compare to most of them. Still no way a bad shot, I had voted this a 6 in a macro challenge as there is absolutely nothing wrong with it. Maybe a smaller aperture for more DOF though as part of the flys head isn´t in focus? That and a small contrast boost as it seems a bit flat. Nice shot.

Bluebell Path
by Ben

Comment by LalliSig:
I REALLY like this one, just makes me wanna go home, pack up a picknick basket, bring the wife and kids and stroll down that path. Really makes me long for summer :) Not a thing I would change about it, had this been in a challenge I would have voted an 8 or a 9, just love the mood in it.

Wasp
by Ben

Comment by PHOTOKID:
Great Macro shot, Crisp detailing and good overall DOF. I agree with Gunnsi however I would like to see a bit more of the bee close up in the photo.

Keep Shooting.
Rich

IMG_3077.jpg
by Ben

Comment by PHOTOKID:
I like the colors chesen in this photo, but I think you should have shot with a slightly deeper DOF this way the inside of the photo would have been in focus. As it is right now my eye is drawn more to the leave in the upper left that is in focus that to the inner flower. Good use of DOF however to blur the background.

Keep Shooting.
Rich