Bee

[Craig]

At a very loose end yesterday so with camera in hand I found a load of Bee's buzzing around our Lavender bushes...
Not having anything like a Macro lens and only having my 250mm lens on the camera at the time, I thought I would give it a go...

[JohnP]

A nice capture, maybe it's my monitor but I think a slight rise in saturation would improve the image further.

[Craig]

As recommended by John i have increased the saturation... 

 

[JohnP]

I think that's better... see what others say.

[JamesT]

6 hours ago, Craig said:

Not having anything like a Macro lens and only having my 250mm lens on the camera at the time, I thought I would give it a go...

Never underestimate the usefulness of a long lens for pseudo macro. Especially for insects, not only can you get to them when they are out of reach, but also they're a lot less likely to fly off.

[Hatter]

I prefer the 2nd version.

I agree about the long lens.  I only took my 100mm Macro to Duck End last week and I wished I'd also taken my 70-300mm as most of the dragonflies were out of reach with the 100mm.

[Clicker]

What a cracking image Craig ....the colour palette is just  sublime  ...Yeah the second one  is super   but I'd still have loved this without the added saturation .....

[Monkey]

Cracking shot, I have a macro lens and setup but just not quick enough to get these

[Kobione]

Nice catch Craig, I actually liked the first version,  but I think the second one is a tad better because of the colour.