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The Flight of the Bumblebee
The Flight of the Bumblebee
darnok


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Bokeh IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: South Africa, Pretoria
Date: Sep 2, 2007
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Sep 4, 2007

 There was originally a second bumblebee in the shot (but I cropped it out). I couldn't get close enough to use my reversed 50mm lens for a macro, so I shot this at 70mm on my 18-70. This was in the shade so I had to kick up the ISO to get a decent shutter speed. Shot in aperture priority mode with +0.7 EV exposure adjustment, manual focus.

Converted from RAW. Noise reduction. Cropped quite a bit. Resize, smart sharpen and save for web.

Statistics
Place: 37 out of 364
Avg (all users): 6.3036
Avg (commenters): 7.2143
Avg (participants): 6.4048
Avg (non-participants): 6.2024
Views since voting: 922
Views during voting: 249
Votes: 168
Comments: 17
Favorites: 0

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 09/15/2007 12:24:53 PM
Critique Club feedback -

Wow it looks like mothra from the godzilla movies lol.

Great capture, you really got some good focus on that bug and that's not easy to do.

Does the bokeh enhance the subject? That I'm not so sure about. Even with all the nice little circles of light, there is a lot of activity in the background and the dimly lit bug sort of disappears in the cacophony.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/09/2007 03:17:54 PM
Wow!!!! Excellent timing and great Bokeh!
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 09/08/2007 05:41:53 PM
wow! what a catch!
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 09/07/2007 09:14:15 AM
Returning for comment. An amazing capture of the bumblebee in flight.
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 09/06/2007 10:19:21 AM
Great shot. Excellent DOF.
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 09/06/2007 09:56:11 AM
This photo is just beautiful. Nice Job!
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 09/06/2007 01:27:26 AM
that is one HELL of a stop motion
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 09/06/2007 12:33:44 AM
damn...that bee almost looks like a stuffed animal...nice shot.
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 09/05/2007 08:16:05 PM
what a nice capture. i wish the bee was a bit brighter to contrast the background, but very nice work
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 09/05/2007 08:11:50 PM
First true bokeh I've seen. Very nice shot overall.
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 09/05/2007 11:19:13 AM
Cool image!
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 09/05/2007 09:09:07 AM
Nice shot. Too bad there's that cluster of white on the upper right.
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 09/05/2007 08:20:33 AM
Well done! I won't ever be able to take photos like these, I make a run for it when I hear those things! 7 :)
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 09/05/2007 06:02:15 AM
nice pic
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 09/05/2007 02:44:28 AM
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background v good,
Technical: Focus, Exposure: v good,
Appeal:meets the challenge
Total Averaged Rating 8.
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 09/05/2007 01:46:06 AM
WoW! 10
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 09/05/2007 01:34:31 AM
Great bee flying capture & nice bokeh.
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