Me and my shadow, a photo from Fyn, East

Photographer's Note

The title should have been: "A Bee and his shadow" but I decided to take a songtitle instead :-)
Not much to say - just wait for a bee to take off- take 4 shots in a second and after 100 shots there's perhaps one useful - hope you like it.

Second note! The original wasen't looking to good - but some PP seams to have solved the problem :-)

The flower a hollyhock (stokrose).

jhm, Tim, Kenny10pin, avigur_11, mogens-j, RobBrown, elihesamian has marked this note useful

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RGatward (20108) 2004-07-19 3:24

That's got to be one of the slickest macros on the sight. Great work.

Burnham (2428) 2004-07-19 3:24

You just explained Mogens' tecnique for shooting insects in the air, but it seems to work very well for both of you :o) I like all the "flower dust" on the bees body and the motion blur of his wings. Good thing you have a digicam and lots of patience ;o)

Michael_Gan (2776) 2004-07-19 3:37

The shadow of the bee on the flower is very nice; you can clearly see the antennas on the bee’s head. I like the pollen on the bee’s body. Perhaps a tighter crop (on the right side) would give even more focus on the bee and its shadow.

elroyie (2750) 2004-07-19 3:44

Great catch and very good picture, there is a little problem of light because the bee is dark and the surface is very bright, I liked the bee's shadow very much, the title is great.

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carper (96) 2004-07-19 4:06

it's lovely Jeppe,
Very nice capture from a flying bee. Good colours too, the cropping is good too, well done Jeppe

milloup (1829) 2004-07-19 4:25

Patience well rewarded - even if you're a lazy sod sticking by your coffee machine instead of getting into the "real wild" ;-))
He looks as if he's decided to come and get you ;-)

ellis49 (74) 2004-07-19 6:01

Very good macro Jeppe.
Fine colors, and good sharpness.
The bee hanging nice, its very difficult to freez in
the air but done well.

PDP (439) 2004-07-19 6:04

Superb! I'm very impressed by this, the detail is excellent and the shadow makes it great shot even better, well done!

RAP (1053) 2004-07-19 6:38

Gran Macro Jeppe. Impresionante el detalle del polen sobre el cuerpo de la abeja.
Excelente composicion y colorido, y aun más la sombre del insecto sobre la flor.
Gracias.

Great Jeppe Macro. Impressive the detail of polen on the body of the bee.
Excellent colorful composition and, and plus even shades it of the insect on the flower. Thanks.

jhm (211738) 2004-07-19 6:58

Splendid macro photograph Jeppe, the shadow of the bee on the flower is very nice. The bee with the nectar too. Lovely.

cecile (4193) 2004-07-19 7:16

bravo, pour avoir tenter moi meme l'exercice, j'en connais la difficulté. je sais a quel point ils sont rapides ces bestiaux la!!! ;-)))

Tim (469) 2004-07-19 10:18

Hi Jep, your pp is just right! Excellent job capturing this scene!

God's best, Tim

Kenny10pin (19301) 2004-07-19 10:54

good shot here, I like the colours, the details are a little soft but I guess it is due to cropping, I like the white stuff on the bee, very good capture

avigur_11 (22553) 2004-07-19 16:14

This is the first "bee on a flower" photo that I ever saw with the bee's shadow, Jeppe, and this makes it so very special. THE "landing" pose is perfect timed. Very clean and well lit picture. Great work.

Rockyboy (20598) 2004-07-19 16:15

A very good job on the picture after I saw the original in the WS. The bee is well framed too. Very nice macro!

mogens-j (56) 2004-07-19 16:58

Well, it seems that you are aming for things that fly too now;-).

Well done Jeppe. It is nice and sharp and you managed not to burn the flower. However I tried to do a little PS on this fellow because I think he is a little grey on his hind body - hope it is OK. Apart from that it is a great shot.

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RobBrown (1797) 2004-07-19 17:17

Very nice detailed though out, lots of DOF and colour correctly seen.
well persevered, worth the effort.

maphoto (8082) 2004-07-19 22:55

Good shot Jeppe, patience often gives good result, this is a nice detailed macro, great colors and DOF, very nice shadow indeed, well done.

elihesamian (26149) 2004-07-20 4:14

Great capturing in a fine time that you did skilfully,Well done,Jeppe!
Very beatiful shot,Admirable!

cmartos (242) 2004-07-30 20:32

You can macro too! ;-). Lovely, well cought, excellent sharpness and contrast, superb saturated colours, fine details. Congratulations for your PP, you managed it perfectly on the technical side too.

antti (0) 2005-02-12 16:15

I see, you are very creative person Jeppe. This is your portrait, as I have understood. I`m worried about, nobody take my shots to ws ? Have I made something wrong ?

alekpet (4663) 2006-02-27 17:06

Wow, well, this is so good.
Great success, this is a proof that patience pays off. I appreciate the original, I do't think it's too bad.

take care, Aleks