Yellow
by ErikV

Comment by Citadel:
strange to have no comments. Then again it was in a free study so that might be the reason. Anyways,

I really enjoy this shot. True, we've seen a lot of bee macro shots before but I like the fact that the image is basically black and yellow. I also appreciate the fact that you chose a neutral border rather than using yellow in it. (I think that would be distracting)

Good sharpness and detail and great lighting.

Sinuous
by ErikV

Comment by Niecy:
Fantastic use of light.

7 - Flower and Bee
by ErikV

Comment by scottieham:
I really like how you caught him at work on the flower. Good job again.

6 - Seagulls
by ErikV

Comment by scottieham:
I like this. Even though there is no one main point of focus in the image it has a very artistic feel to it for me.

5 - Deer
by ErikV

Comment by scottieham:
Wow! Very sharp for 1/8 sec exposure. They are not always cooperative, but if you can capture them before they run, they offer some great opportunities because they look right at you :)

4 - Brown Heron -- correction, juvenile black crowned night heron
by ErikV

Comment by scottieham:
I think this is a immature black crowned nigh heron as well. I agree with the earlier comment on moving your angle up a bit to eliminate the tree in the background. Perhaps you could have opened your aperture up more as well. With f/2.8 on that lens I bet your could get some sweet bokeh.

6 - Seagulls
by ErikV

Comment by SubGeniusKitty:
The seaspray and the different angles of the birds give a great sense of movement and action. If those values were your intention, I wonder if they might be emphasized a little more by cropping about 10-15 percent off the top and left of the image. For example, crop it until it clips a little bit off the wingtips of the upper-right and lower-left gulls and crops out the upper-left gull entirely. It might give more of an impression that the action extends far past the frame and make the scene a little more intense.

Either way, I really like it!

7 - Flower and Bee
by ErikV

Comment by one2one:
A bee without stripes on its back, a first for me. Really nice image with lovely colours.

7 - Flower and Bee
by ErikV

Comment by roz:
WOW .. the colours in this image are electric ... its just stunning . love the details on the flower and the bee .. :)

7 - Flower and Bee
by ErikV

Comment by pmichaud:
Beautiful colors! Capturing the last of the pollen...