Bee(?) on Coreopsis
Tue. May 6, 2008 (Day 24)
This is interesting...for me anyway; I didn't expect to get this kind of effect at all when I shot this. It was 6:45pm when I shot this out in my backyard. My D50 was set to 1/100, f/5.6 at 125mm (35-187mm). I knew the pic wouldn't be as sharp as I wanted because the wind was blowing pretty hard, and the bee just kept moving.
See this shot before retouched
I think the sepia version looks sharper.
...after readjusting the color, saturation, and shadow - the background looks like a painting to me.
See other shot of this bee, when he (or she?) was digging into the flower on the right side
TomL: I always try to put my "main" subject/object off center. It's kinda my #1 rule on composition. But I know what you mean, I still feel like the bee should be a bit lower. If I did that, then I cut off too much of the stems on the frame. Thank you for the comments tho'! I appreciate it.
Tue. May 6, 2008 (Day 24)
This is interesting...for me anyway; I didn't expect to get this kind of effect at all when I shot this. It was 6:45pm when I shot this out in my backyard. My D50 was set to 1/100, f/5.6 at 125mm (35-187mm). I knew the pic wouldn't be as sharp as I wanted because the wind was blowing pretty hard, and the bee just kept moving.
See this shot before retouched
I think the sepia version looks sharper.
...after readjusting the color, saturation, and shadow - the background looks like a painting to me.
See other shot of this bee, when he (or she?) was digging into the flower on the right side
TomL: I always try to put my "main" subject/object off center. It's kinda my #1 rule on composition. But I know what you mean, I still feel like the bee should be a bit lower. If I did that, then I cut off too much of the stems on the frame. Thank you for the comments tho'! I appreciate it.
Bee(?) on Coreopsis
Tue. May 6, 2008 (Day 24)
This is interesting...for me anyway; I didn't expect to get this kind of effect at all when I shot this. It was 6:45pm when I shot this out in my backyard. My D50 was set to 1/100, f/5.6 at 125mm (35-187mm). I knew the pic wouldn't be as sharp as I wanted because the wind was blowing pretty hard, and the bee just kept moving.
See this shot before retouched
I think the sepia version looks sharper.
...after readjusting the color, saturation, and shadow - the background looks like a painting to me.
See other shot of this bee, when he (or she?) was digging into the flower on the right side
TomL: I always try to put my "main" subject/object off center. It's kinda my #1 rule on composition. But I know what you mean, I still feel like the bee should be a bit lower. If I did that, then I cut off too much of the stems on the frame. Thank you for the comments tho'! I appreciate it.
Tue. May 6, 2008 (Day 24)
This is interesting...for me anyway; I didn't expect to get this kind of effect at all when I shot this. It was 6:45pm when I shot this out in my backyard. My D50 was set to 1/100, f/5.6 at 125mm (35-187mm). I knew the pic wouldn't be as sharp as I wanted because the wind was blowing pretty hard, and the bee just kept moving.
See this shot before retouched
I think the sepia version looks sharper.
...after readjusting the color, saturation, and shadow - the background looks like a painting to me.
See other shot of this bee, when he (or she?) was digging into the flower on the right side
TomL: I always try to put my "main" subject/object off center. It's kinda my #1 rule on composition. But I know what you mean, I still feel like the bee should be a bit lower. If I did that, then I cut off too much of the stems on the frame. Thank you for the comments tho'! I appreciate it.
See photo in gallery