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Challenge: Minimalism (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Minolta DiMAGE 7i
Location: Upland, CA
Date: Apr 24, 2005
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/750
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Apr 25, 2005

I took this photo in my front yard. After about 100 shots I captured this beauty. Tweaked contrast, lightness, and saturation in PS6.

Statistics
Place: 158 out of 492
Avg (all users): 5.5127
Avg (commenters): 7.0870
Avg (participants): 5.3281
Avg (non-participants): 5.7329
Views since voting: 739
Views during voting: 485
Votes: 353
Comments: 28
Favorites: 0


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05/04/2005 11:59:16 AM
Nice bee shot. I was surprized to see a shot with the same flower I used in the Stock Photography challenge. Bees really love Echium! (blue pride of madiera)
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/03/2005 10:18:21 PM
That is a tough shot. Good work
05/03/2005 06:28:31 PM
10 for photography, 3 for originality, 4 for subject size, 7 for composition. Your average = 6
05/03/2005 02:03:12 PM
Excellent depth of field, it really highlights your subject.

The composition with the bee slightly north of center is not as pleasing as it could be - if it's not dead center, I'd like to see it somehow set off in one of the third sections (maybe just cropping the top and right slightly).
05/02/2005 11:50:18 PM
great colors and bokeh
05/02/2005 11:46:40 PM
Nice job of capturing the light. I'd have preferred a touch more illumination on the flowers nearest the camera though.
05/01/2005 11:35:08 AM
wow, this is iamazing! i love everything about this shot. 10
05/01/2005 12:18:28 AM
Great capture. I love the dark feeling of it and the subdued colors and shadows.
04/30/2005 08:06:01 PM
wow, how did you do that!
04/30/2005 05:09:41 PM
amazing capture-9
04/30/2005 11:02:31 AM
Great macro shot!
04/30/2005 07:01:38 AM
stunning and beautiful. 9
04/30/2005 06:54:23 AM
Wow... The wings are blownout, but the rest of him/her isn't - and the texture is impeccable. 7 :)
04/29/2005 06:46:51 PM
Smaller would add.
04/29/2005 12:31:18 PM
Neat shot. I like the use of black-lighting and the composition is very good.
04/29/2005 10:44:39 AM
interesting use of theme
04/28/2005 08:50:38 PM
i don't have time to vote on this challenge, but i saw this while glancing through, and had to drop a comment... this is an amazing shot, i love the translucency of the bee, and the great detail of the not only the bee as a whole, but also the flowers. very nice
04/28/2005 11:24:49 AM
Great texture of the bee, however it feels too centered in the picture.
04/28/2005 06:46:44 AM
Certainly an good image, although mimimalistic? I'm not so sure.
04/27/2005 10:14:40 PM
awesome photo. well done.
04/27/2005 10:04:15 PM
Always a fan of macros. I find the amount of absolute black and white in the frame a little distracting. Would have also like to see the hairs on the bee stand out a little more, and would be improved if the eye was not lost in the shadow below. But this shot is difficult and you should be proud of your result.
04/27/2005 09:59:52 PM
big buck nice
04/27/2005 06:19:07 PM
Nice dof, the bee may be a tad blurry, I would have liked to see the wings completly stopped.
04/27/2005 05:19:54 PM
Great closeup photo. The photo is very sharp and the color is good. I gave it a 10.
04/27/2005 10:18:37 AM
nice capture
04/27/2005 06:53:51 AM
i really like this one! and the focus. very good


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