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Bee and Lavender
Bee and Lavender
janruss


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Macro V (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: Edmonds, Washington, USA
Date: Jul 2, 2005
Aperture: F/5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/350
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Jul 2, 2005

 For the challenge, photo was rotated and cropped, levels & unsharp mask applied in Photoshop; Neat Image was used to remove grain

Statistics
Place: 26 out of 374
Avg (all users): 6.5574
Avg (commenters): 8.3125
Avg (participants): 6.5917
Avg (non-participants): 6.4800
Views since voting: 1408
Views during voting: 329
Votes: 244
Comments: 20
Favorites: 2 (view)

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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR
 07/10/2005 06:49:51 PM
Awesome detail on the bee and the foremost of the flowers and buds. Love the DOF. The bee, and you, made a very wise color choice and purple and green is one of my favorite color combos! I might be wishing the bee's wings were both totally in focus, but that adds to the depth of this. Great shot. Good Luck!
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 07/10/2005 04:03:14 PM
Nice photo. Was the bee this dull? ie the Yellow? I guess there are lots of species of bee ;)
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS for Canon
 07/10/2005 12:28:21 AM
WOW, yes I actually use that. I can not believe how sharp this photo is, still staring at it in disbelief and the colors are just so vivid. I'll be going back to get more info on how this was done (Camera settings that is) because I've tried and just can't seem to get these buggers to sit still. This photo deserves a 10 without a question!
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Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Panasonic Lumix G 25mm f/1.7 ASPH
 07/09/2005 10:29:36 PM
8
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Nikon D3s
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6D ED
 07/09/2005 01:07:08 PM
Very nice macro. Focus and lighting are excellent.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 07/07/2005 01:04:25 PM
DOF is great and the focus is excelent. Colors are spot on. 8
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Nikon D4s
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 07/05/2005 10:04:26 PM
Nice shot of the bee, I think you could effectively crop it some more.
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Canon PowerShot S3 IS
 07/05/2005 09:29:11 PM
Great detail, and very nice artistically. 10
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Minolta DiMAGE 7
 07/05/2005 09:19:14 PM
Nice choice of contrasting flower color to bee. Exceptionally fine quality.
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Nikon D100
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 07/04/2005 11:28:33 PM
Great capture. DOF is good. The only thing lacking to me is it could use al little more contrast.
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Fujifilm FinePix 2800Z
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
 07/04/2005 07:12:46 PM
9 - Yeah.
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Canon PowerShot G5
 07/04/2005 03:11:44 PM
Perfection in every sense of the word.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSLR-A700
Sony 50mm f/1.4
 07/04/2005 01:43:37 PM
Amazing detail on this bee! Good composition and clarity on the subject.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 07/04/2005 12:37:55 PM
good detail. 8
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 07/04/2005 11:48:48 AM
Very nice. I just found this on my 2nd sweep of the challenge. Great detail. The focus is just right for me. Lots of textural variations to keep it interesting. 9
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Nikon D5100
Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Nikon
 07/04/2005 11:33:58 AM
great dof and shot
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon
 07/04/2005 09:37:57 AM
Wow!, might be one of the best pictures I have seen. I hope it doesn't get marked down for a bug picture. This got my only 10. Well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 07/04/2005 06:59:24 AM
Amazing! Don't find any flaws, except...no just kidding BEAUTIFUL
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D200
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED
 07/04/2005 03:34:33 AM
Great saturation ... excellent purple which isn't the easiest color to get right ... very nice balanced light and good dof.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot S1 IS
 07/04/2005 01:13:30 AM
This is lovely.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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