Some kinda bee

[Preacherman]

OK, I'm ready to move over from "Share your shots" to a bit of brutal critique. Here is one I took an hour ago. Sock it to me. Thanks.
PAUL
Canon EOS500D;Manual mode;Tv 1/125;Av 10;ISO 400; Lens 105mm Sigma macro; Flash on

[wal]

Nice and sharp there but the lightings a bit too harsh as you can see the reflections of the flash at the bee's back.. try a diffuser and a reflector so as not to directly fire at the bee.

[Preacherman]

Thanks for that wal. I will now get the book and find out what Diffusers and Reflectors are and do. Cheers. PAUL

[MSidPhoto]

Thats some detail. Great macro shot, nicely captured. Awesome work.
A suggestion though....you can try to increase the brightness of yellow of the flower using saturation and i think it will give more sharpness and contrast to the photo.

[Preacherman]

Originally Posted by KazeFox

Thats some detail. Great macro shot, nicely captured. Awesome work.
A suggestion though....you can try to increase the brightness of yellow of the flower using saturation and i think it will give more sharpness and contrast to the photo.

Thanks kazefox. I had a go. WDYT.

[mamabearx2]

Taken at the local farmers market in Strasburg, VA

[JFSanders]

Mamabearx2, pretty picture. But you really should step out of your comfort box and start your own thread with this picture. It is thread hijacking to post your photo into the OP's thread unless you are trying to explain a problem, or the OP is asking for serial posts on a subject such as the bokeh thread.