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A smooth landing


 
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest Finalist   A smooth landing
A smooth landing
It was nice to get the bee when it was just about to land, with wings fluttering, on this Calendula. One can even make out the bee's face.
Since the background was a building and a moving bus (!!!), the background work took several hours of cloning in PS. I wanted to retain as much of the natural colors as I could but obfuscate the background elements and this without disturbing the motion of the bee's wings.
F/11, 1/350sec, ISO400, daylight, manual mode, outdoors, hand-held.

Naintara Jain

  
 
 

Diane L. Thomas 		 

Great capture. Love the colors and the clarity of the bee. Diane Thomas


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March 17, 2008

 

Mary Timman 		  Wow..fantastic close up of him and your flower is gorgeous.


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March 17, 2008

 

Judi Morrissey 		  Wow. Spectacular capture!


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March 17, 2008

 

Kumiko Parkinson 		  Great action there!! The flower is beautiful, then with the bee flying!! Stunning shot, Naintara! Background job is wonderful, too!


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March 17, 2008

 

Amy E. Schneider 		  Really awesome work. Beautiful.
*Amy*


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March 17, 2008

 

BetterPhoto Member 		  Wonderful photo! Great work.


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March 18, 2008

 

Mary Spade 		  Great capture!! Beautiful color.


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March 18, 2008

 

Naintara Jain 		  Thank you Mary, Judi, Kumiko, Amy, Lydia, Mary! for your time and comments. The background work took me several hours so as to retain the natural background but obfuscate it without disturbing the motion of the bee's wings (thanks again, Kumiko).


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March 23, 2008

 

Mona A. Worsham 		  Absolutely Beautiful!


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April 02, 2008

 

May K. Vokaty 		  Amazing work, really beautiful.


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April 10, 2008

 

Dr. Harmeet Singh 		  To capture them is really digfficult,but you have done a great job here,by keeping them all in focus and timely clicked.This should be a winner..


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April 17, 2008

 

Dr. Harmeet Singh 		  I know this is a winner.Heartiest congratulations on this finalist dear...


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April 21, 2008

 

Naintara Jain 		  Thank you Harmeet ji for your kind comments.


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April 22, 2008

 
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Laurie Daily's Gallery 		  So very beautiful, Naintara...I know how difficult a capture this can be! Your work on the background certainly paid off...it looks quite natural and a perfecr bg to compliment this wonderful image. Congratulations on your finalist!


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April 23, 2008

 

RC Fritz 		  Beautiful capture, Naintara! Big congrats on your Finalist!


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April 26, 2008

 

Toni Riggs 		  Wonderful capture and congrats!


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April 30, 2008

 

Mary Timman 		  Congratulations. Stunning


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May 19, 2008

 

Nilesh J. Bhange 		  Very well captured. It may have really worked still better if were able to caught the natural background. Feels sorry for the distracting background that you have mentioned.


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May 31, 2008

 
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