Tower we are heavy on fuel and request immediate landing! C&C Requested

[CMfromIL]

Went to the local rose garden. I need to work on my colors and exposure levels. I had a hard time, of course I only had time over lunch so the sun was rather strong!

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4. Overshot the runway...head right!

5. Touchdown!

 

[pgriz]

I like the concept, but purely from a pictorial point-of-view, there is too much DOF, and we have to work at seeing the bee among the flowers. I know that a shallow DOF would have made nailing the focus that much harder, but these images really are asking for a clear separation of the subject from the background. I am not bothered by the slight movement of the wings - it adds to the flying feeling. However, the focus point is not really nailed, and that reduces the impact of the images.

 

[Trever1t]

I'm sure trying to catch a tiny insect in motion has got to be tough! I laughed with the title

 

[CMfromIL]

I like the concept, but purely from a pictorial point-of-view, there is too much DOF, and we have to work at seeing the bee among the flowers. I know that a shallow DOF would have made nailing the focus that much harder, but these images really are asking for a clear separation of the subject from the background. I am not bothered by the slight movement of the wings - it adds to the flying feeling. However, the focus point is not really nailed, and that reduces the impact of the images.

Thank you. I used a much shallower DOF on my other bee pictures. I thought this time I'd switch it up.

I'm sure trying to catch a tiny insect in motion has got to be tough! I laughed with the title

It's actually easier than I initially thought. Of course this bee was about the size of a quarter, so that made it a bit easier. And as an additional challenge, I only used manual focus. No AF for me!