Bee Business

[cynproetzel]

Please let me know what you think. Is the Composition okay? Any remarks would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

Nikon Coolpix L22
1/320 sec f/3.1
ISO 80
7 mm

[nmajmani]

I like the overall feel of this image, but I noticed a small distracting element in the lower right hand corner of the photo... possibly another bee. In addition, The image feels a bit flat too me. Perhaps a little contrast could help improve the impact of the shot.

[BlaineCobban]

This photo looks very raw, in my opinion. I also noticed a distracting piece in the bottom right hand corner of the photo, could it possibly be another bee or a grain of dirt? Either way, it is sort of distracting and I would have cropped the right side of the image off so it was no longer there.

There is also another white distracting piece below the flower on one leaf. When I first view the image, that is actually the first spot that I looked at. A spot healing brush in Photoshop would do well in that situation.

Now about the photo, I feel that if you were to add more contrast to it, it would pop. As it stands right now, it's plain and flat. Play with the highlights/shadows option in Photoshop and really bring out the depth and detail in the bee and in the flower.

I'm a newcomer to this critiquing business, and I'm only typing what I would have done with photo. Overall, I think this is a great photo and with a little retouching, it would look fabulous.

Cheers, BlaineCobban