Metallic Green Bee ~ Agapostemon

[Stuart Dahne]

Camera Canon EOS 20D
Lens 180 f/3.5 macro with an EF-25 extension tube
Exposure Time 0.004s (1/250)
Aperture f/11.0
ISO 200
Focal Length 180mm (288mm in 35mm)
Photo Dimensions 4200 x 2800
File Name IMG_6224 green bee.jpg
File Size 6.25 MB
Flash flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
Exposure Program aperture priority
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Exposure Mode auto
White Balance auto
Color Space sRGB

[Fabs Forns]

Beautiful profile, but a little tight in the frame for me and the highlight i the background is a bit distracting.

Good detail, the pollen is visible :)
I would go back a tiny weenie bit in the sharpening :)

Great job!

[Chris Ober]

Love the close, in-your-face, look with this one and personally like the framing as is. As mentioned the background is a little off but I think only the part in front of the head is and rather like the the rest of the coloring.

[Gary "Jake" Jacobson]

I don't know Stuart this one bugs me! I hope you don't view this as a stinging criticism. Alright, I'll stop with the puns now!

I like this image, but agree that the highlight in the upper left is a distraction. Nicely capture.