Danielle Collier
July 2026 - Bee on Lavender
About the Image(s)
This was image was captured in my front yard last Saturday afternoon.
Settings: Taken on my Canon R50, I used a tripod and my 75-300mm lens at 300 mm, F/5.6 and a shutter speed of 1/1000.
3 comments posted
Danielle,
I'm a huge fan of bugs on flowers! I think it gives the viewer something more to appreciate and it tells the story of pollination. The background blur is excellent! it works well with the lavender, purple and yellow of the flower and bee. My suggestion for improvement would be to sharpen the bee. It is a little soft. You can select the bee using a mask in LRC and then boost the clarity slider to taste. Posted: 07/08/2026 14:13:23
I'm a huge fan of bugs on flowers! I think it gives the viewer something more to appreciate and it tells the story of pollination. The background blur is excellent! it works well with the lavender, purple and yellow of the flower and bee. My suggestion for improvement would be to sharpen the bee. It is a little soft. You can select the bee using a mask in LRC and then boost the clarity slider to taste. Posted: 07/08/2026 14:13:23
The flower and bee are not as sharp as I would like. David has suggested how you might sharpen this photo in post processing. You should chase this bee again using a smaller aperture (f/11 or f/16). You may want to reduce the exposure a tad as you have lost detail in the highlights. Posted: 07/13/2026 22:14:53
Hi,I like the position of the flower as it is off center and I think it creates more interest.The purple flowers are complementary to the yellow on the bee.I don't mind the soft aspects of the image because it reminds me of a more impressionistic painterly image.Nice job! Posted: 07/14/2026 07:29:57