Bumble Bee Having A Feed

[Dusty]

C/C Welcome

[cliffmccartney]

Dave,

This image is fantastic. Incredible detail on the flower and the bee, and a suggestion of motion on the wings. I love it.

The only thing I'd try is to add a vignette.

Wonderful! Well done.

[Stagecoach]

Dave,

I assume this is an example of getting that DoF just perfect. Superb shot, thanks for sharing.

Grahame

[Dave Humphries]

Very nice Dave

[Geoff F]

I would crop tighter and use a different size ratio to reduce that confused and distracting area at the bottom. This would then concentrate more on the main subjects.

[Tom Barry]

Superb use of DOF - a really special nature shot.

[Dusty]

Very nice Dave

Just looked at your site Dave, nice portfolio.

Dave.

[Wavelength]

Whatta.....!!!!Congra.......

[Dusty]

I would crop tighter and use a different size ratio to reduce that confused and distracting area at the bottom. This would then concentrate more on the main subjects.

Is this better Geoff, you like your cropping, I must admit it does emphasise the bee more.

[Brownbear]

stunning image...

[flashback]

Ok that is one tough shot to get. Seriously, birds are easy compared to insects.

[travis4567]

Wow !!

[Geoff F]

That crop has certainly reduced the distracting foreground. I suppose a 3 x 2 ratio and keeping the full width wouldn't quite work.

I often try several different versions before making a decision; and frequently end up keeping a couple of alternatives. The worry about close cropping comes with future uses, which is why I always retain the Raw files.

Sometimes an image will look right at a particular size but some time later I need to use it for a particular project which requires a specific size ratio, even if that wasn't my first choice.