The making of Honey

[rampokker]

Hello everyone. I hope I've got this in the right section, wasn't sure if it's macro or Animals, I used a Macro / Closeup filter so I guess macro is OK.
I would like to hear your opinion on this shot, is the background to "busy"? I turned down the green channel saturation in PS to get the bee to stand out, I then burnt some of the areas that didn't turn black and white with the saturation trick (I know I missed a couple of spots around the wing)
I would also like to here if you think there is any area where I could improve this shot?
Thanks in advance


EXIF Data
Shutter Speed : 1/400 sec
F/Stop : f/14
ISO : ISO 1000
Focal Length 55mm
Flash : Did not fire.

[Bryan Lao]

I like the colors. I love how the pinkish/purple and yellow blend with the black background.

[Annwen]

I find the black parts of the background a little distracting,
The flower and the bee are sharp and clear in focus,
difficult I know ,but perhaps the bee more front on to get more of the face and the eyes.

Cheers Annwen

[dcclark]

I feel like the "balance" of the shot is a bit off. The main subject, the bee, is center-left, and it's at a flower hiding on the left. There's nothing on the right to match the "weight" of those subjects. That can be ok if there's a reason to leave some empty space, but here, I'd much rather see more of the flower.

[rampokker]

Thanks for all the replies, I some of the advise and here is the result (sorry I know I am not allowed to post more than one picture, but I cannot help myself sometimes)

[jerome.oneil]

I like the composition on the re-posted image though I'm distracted by the background. Maybe a totally black background would work, it works here.

Jerome

[NgaiHill]

Second posted shot is much better, the bee really stands out against the background and the colours of the flowers are lovely.

[JohnT]

This is a solid shot, the color and clarity are spot on. Perhaps a little more cropping but a good shot overall.