Bumblebee on Purple Prairie Clover

[Ravi Hirekatur]

Visiting the site after 4-5 years.
Image made @ Warner Park, Madison, WI

Canon 7D II + 180/3.5, f5.6, 1/200, 800 ISO
Raw: DPP4
Photoshop: Level, slight cleanup of left lower corner, no crop
Nik tonal contrast 30%
Appreciate critique

[John Mack]

Lovely colors through out this image. The bumble bee looks soft. Great background.

[Ravi Hirekatur]

Thanks for the comment. the head does look a little soft. sharpened the head and the fuzz.

[David Cowling]

I spent a good deal of time this summer photographing bees on flower heads an know how difficult it can be with the focusing. I Like the colours and the clean background. the bees head and fuzz are nice and sharp on the repost. The centre of the flower looks a little strange, as if it has been desaturated, but I don't know the flower so that is probably as it is.

[Ravi Hirekatur]

Thanks David. The top of the flower is the head and is about an inch long, so it if out of focus. The flowers start from the bottom and move up.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Very attractive composition and beautiful colours, I think you mad life difficult for yourself selecting f5.6, I think f8 - f11 would have given more detail in the bee and also enhanced the flower. I will have to keep my eyes open for something similar next year - a very appealing image.