Mary's Photoblog
The forget me not cup.
Posted by MaryB (Staffordshire, United Kingdom) on 20 May 2008 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.
There is quite alot of noise in the background of this shot, but I was so happy to catch this little insect, as he enjoyed the sweet nectar of this tiny little flower. The Forget me not flower is, only about 1cm in diameter.
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Any tips or constructive criticism are welcome :)
I really appreciate all your comments, thank you so much. I'm only sorry I've not got time to respond. I do read all the comments and will try to answer any questions you have
Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
You don't notice the noise with the wonderful closeup of the hornet or bee drinking nectar from the forget me not flower. Wonderful shot Mary.
20 May 2008 5:35am
Arash from Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Nice shot with great composition. I like the reflection on the wings.
20 May 2008 5:52am
Crafts from Indonesia
I know this kind of bee is very hard to be captured, but you made it!! Also, this is a great shot..
20 May 2008 7:58am
Rob from Velveetaville, United States
Great capture. You caught this guy mid sip too...
Cheers,
Rob
20 May 2008 11:23am
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Hong Kong
One of the best of the day. perfect focus and interesting DOF.
20 May 2008 12:19pm
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
Nice macro, Mary, even if there is some noise. I've looked at it in small size and it's better. I like the size of the insect in comparison with flower. Géneraly it's the contrary.
20 May 2008 12:55pm
Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan
As I know only too well how tiny the flowers are......your shot is a splendid macro!!!!!
20 May 2008 1:23pm
Harald from Frankfurt am Main, Germany
A very nice macro. To avoid the noise i would recommend the neatimage software.
20 May 2008 1:28pm
Anthony Lambert from Germany
In my book what you see is what you get(mostly) dont worry about the "Noise" The shot is well captured.A great Macro.
20 May 2008 1:38pm
Peter Miller from Lichfield, United Kingdom
Great shot Mary, I love it, you have not stopped by my blog for several posts, have you fallen out with me
20 May 2008 1:50pm
Observing from Chester, United Kingdom
Brilliant photo Mary, everything about this image comes through with flying colors. The dof, focus, framing not forgetting the bee/wasp/hornet. Great !!
20 May 2008 2:23pm
paulski from Muncie, IN, United States
wow. great macro, and an outstanding capture...
20 May 2008 3:18pm
MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany
Super shot, Mary, focus is perfect, just great!
20 May 2008 3:48pm
Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa
Great macro, great work. There is a fair bit of noise in the background, but it kinda adds to the shot.
20 May 2008 7:11pm
Ron from Saint Louis, United States
Sweet shot, MaryB ... I love forget me nots ... but I've never seen a scene like this before!
20 May 2008 7:17pm
standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France
Superb and unique capture Mary. The noise adds to the shot!
20 May 2008 9:30pm
Kelela from Upland, United States
I love this shot; a beauty. What a great capture!
21 May 2008 1:07am
Judy from Brooksville-Florida,, United States
Mary, this is BEYOND EXQUISITE ... it's WONDERFUL!
21 May 2008 1:49am
vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Québec, Canada
Mary, this is an incredible sharpness of the insect, given the limitations of am3!
21 May 2008 1:57am
amy from Rocky Mountain House, Afghanistan
Another absolutely BRILLIANT moment captured, Mary!!
So sorry I've been so hit and miss lately... sigh.. ;-)
21 May 2008 2:29am
@Rags: Thank you Kanyi :)
I use two close up lenses (they are like a filter) which screw onto an adapter, as the panasonic has a fixed lens. I have about 4 which I can mix and match, this was with the macro and the +4. There is a problem using this combination, you have to be really close to the subject to get it to focus. I'm still experimenting to find which works best :)
Man With 101 Names from Hamburg, United States
This was a lucky capture , even with the noise its a super shot with great detail :o)
btw ~ my ribs are still a little tender depending on what I am doing but everything has healed and I start back to work tommorow ... thanks so much for checking in on me , hugs :o)
21 May 2008 3:54am
Illuci from Hurdegaryp, Netherlands
WOW, so simple and so touching! VERY, VERY IMPRESSIVE! And also technically perfect.
21 May 2008 10:34am
Earnest from Oklahoma, United States
A beautiful macro, Mary. I have just taken a photo of this fly's U.S. relative that also has iridescent wings with rainbows in them. I try my best to stay well ahead with my posts so he'll be coming up in about a month.
21 May 2008 11:53pm
Michael from Wuppertal, Germany
Never mind the noise, its a great macro shot, Mary!
24 May 2008 8:00pm
Panasonic DMC-FZ7
1/250 second
F/5.6
ISO 200
36 mm (35mm equiv.)