well, i got one half of "the talk"

[napatom2005]

Now i just need to get the birds. lol. I forgot i had this. while i was waiting to take a picture, of all things, a train, i saw this bee or wasp or hornet land of the flower and he was sitting perfectly still so i zoomed in and snapped this. what does everyone think. its my first nature shot. Critique away. And props to anyone who gets the title reference with the picture.



Tom

[jiminyClickit]

napatom2005,

Thank goodness for the American Encyclopedia A-Z, where my "talk" was researched. I was 10. Your wasp is as good as some in the book, and if the white hadn't overexposed, it would be very good. A crop on right and bottom would't hurt. Next time, if possible avoid foreground stems, leaves and buds.

[marc_714]

Yep the stem in the front is a killer.

I have found after thousands of flower pictures, that it is a good idea to spruce up the area a bit . Macro style shots magnify all these little details into big distractions

[melanie2457]

I agree the stem in the front is very distracting, but I daresay that any attempt to move it might have scared your friend away. Try then shooting from an angle that places it off of the center of interest. And try a crop that doesn't place the flower in the dead center.