Bugs and birds. Some photos for C&C

[Tight Knot]

Hi all,

Here are a few photos for C&C.
Let me have it, I can take the truth.

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[rlemert]

I'm not really feeling the birds, but I do like your bugs -especially the first and last ones. (What are they doing in #1 anyway?) In #1 I think you have the focus on the green bug's 'face', but I'd like to see the other bug in better focus too. In #6 the grasshopper is in focus, but I'd like to see more of the stamens(?) in focus as well.

No. 2 and 3, it may just be me, but the fact that the flower is both blurred and a major element of the picture makes the bees seem blurred too.

 

[Tight Knot]

Thanks for the feedback rlemert..
I find it very difficult to get so much in focus with my macro lens, although I agree that it would have looked better with both bugs faces clear. Same with the grasshopper. I think no 2 & 3 are slightly blurred in general, as they were taken without a tripod and in a slight breeze.
By the way, The bugs are playing catch, can't you tell? lol

 

[Tight Knot]

Bump for the day crowd

 

[BJPhotography]

I like #1 and #6 the best. The colors are great. The contrast is nice. The other photos are okay. The bumble bees are focused weird for me. Not sure if its focused "right"? I love the first and last one best.

 

[Tight Knot]

Thanks BJ,
the bumble bees do look slightly out of focus, but I took them without a tripod and in a slight breeze. Not bad for all that, but still not perfect.