Battle of the Bulge
by Gman17

Comment by JulietNN:
Hi from the CC Club,

Nice title!!! When it comes to macros, you need to have your subject tack sharp. Your bee's are out of focus, they can move pretty fast so a faster shutter speed is needed. I am not sure why your ISO is so high, where you in the shade or was it later on in the evening that you took this?

You shot could have been helped with a wider DOF. In post processing, a little bump in the colours would have helped and some sharpening too.

Battle of the Bulge
by Gman17

Comment by Sirashley:
I think this shot could have been amazing with alittle wider DoF. The bees are a tad out of focus, but other than that. The composition and colors are great, and the bokeh in the background is a nice touch as well...

Battle of the Bulge
by Gman17

Comment by hotpasta:
lacks the crispness needed for a macro

Battle of the Bulge
by Gman17

Comment by Tammster:
Good capture; not crisp enough.

Doin' What I Do
by Gman17

Comment by MaryO:
What a pretty bird! Some sort of kingfisher? I'd crop tighter on the right to keep the bird from being so centered.

Doin' What I Do
by Gman17

Comment by HeiSch:
good choice of DOF. could use a little more separation from the background. good timing of the shot

Doin' What I Do
by Gman17

Comment by jdannels:
I like the color of that bird, :) seems to be a abit out of focus though. maybe try a deeper DoF so it doesn't need to be as exact. I like how you got him eating too.

Through the blades into the water
by Gman17

Comment by spencerwood:
Could do with the main subject being sharper. Opening up the highlight tones would be good too

The Great Gray
by Gman17

Comment by Dirt_Diver:
This is an outstanding shot. Exactly how close were you before he flew away???

I bet he was like that the heck is this thing coming towards me...

IMO I think you should have cropped tighter to really show him off. The background on the left and right side blend way too much and a tighter crop would have really made this shot perfect.

The Great Gray
by Gman17

Comment by noraneko:
Nice capture of owl in natural setting! He's a beauty! I think cloning the two bright areas just to the right and left of his head would help keep the focus on him, but nicely done.