"Construction Worker"
by GregoryB

Comment by stowell48:
Great colors, and his eye looks awesome! Not sure what the white thing is that he is hanging on, looks like some cable of some sort.

"Construction Worker"
by GregoryB

Comment by leesa:
Beautiful focus! I love the eye.

BumbleBee
by GregoryB

Comment by bluefish:
I like how the wood grain is such an interesting texture, but how the muted color lets the bee still stand out. It's nice to see a bee someplace other than a flower for a change. Cool shot.

"Construction Worker"
by GregoryB

Comment by jblaylockrayner:
Nice image - Great sharpness and colour - The white blob above the insect is a little distracting though.

BumbleBee
by GregoryB

Comment by glad2badad:
Interesting looking wood grain. The detail in the focal plane (look at the next to last "leg"!) is great. Were you using a tripod, or handheld? Hard to keep those moving subjects in the right place at times isn't it. :-)

BumbleBee
by GregoryB

Comment by Mark-A:
Oh lovely shot!

I do agree with MattO though, just a shade more towards the front on the focus would have been awesome.

Very interesting setting.

BumbleBee
by GregoryB

Comment by MattO:
Interesting looking fellow. I like the little blue patch on his back. I wish the focus was just a touch more forward so his eye would also be in focus intstead of being just ever so slightly out of the focal plain. Good detailed shot showing all the little hairs.

Who took the lollies from the lol lollie jar?
by GregoryB

Comment by Art Roflmao:
Mmmmmm... last year's Christmas candy.... ;-)
The white balance seems off - yellowish. I do like the scattered focal points.

Who took the lollies from the lol lollie jar?
by GregoryB

Comment by sfalice:
I really like the composition on this one.

Who took the lollies from the lol lollie jar?
by GregoryB

Comment by aplomb76:
I think this was a great idea and you did it very well. It looks pretty tricky to get the lighting to match well, but I think you pulled that off.

Once I got over my initial impression I felt that the candy in focus in the foreground stands out quite a bit more than the blurred candy behind it. If you can make the candy in the foreground come into focus in the same way that the candy in the background goes out of focus I think the composition would have been better.

I think the red border is a mistake though. The red seems to harsh and distracting. I would go with something more subtle.

Overall, this looks a bit tricky, and I think you did a great job.