How is this photo?

[DominicNikon]

how is this photo?

[PCGuy_5960]

Beautiful! 

[Electronics Wizardy]

This seems studio lit(am i right?)

 

Id put the bee in focus if i was in charge, but that can be hard for macro shots with moving subjects.

 

Id probably have a plan black backgroup to have the subject pop a big more.

 

Id also use a flower that looks a bit better, this one seems a little dead or dying.

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Capturing that exact moment is pretty cool, especially the way those things move around so much

 

Not that this is a criticism, but personally I generally really hate the look of pictures where it's obvious that the single on-camera flash was the sole source of light.  Not for some convoluted reason or anything... I just really don't like the look of them.  And this has that look ... but like I said, not a criticism, just had to get that off my chest

[DominicNikon]

3 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

This seems studio lit(am i right?)

 

2 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

 

Not that this is a criticism, but personally I generally really hate the look of pictures where it's obvious that the single on-camera flash was the sole source of light.  Not for some convoluted reason or anything... I just really don't like the look of them.  And this has that look ... but like I said, not a criticism, just had to get that off my chest

so im using a nikon d70 from 2004 and it does not have high enough iso to get  a fast enough shutter speed so i had to use a flash. besides that and a poor flower does it look ok?

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Just now, DominicNikon said:

 

so im using a nikon d70 from 2004 and it does not have high enough iso to get  a fast enough shutter speed so i had to use a flash. besides that and a poor flower does it look ok?

I'm inclined to say that from an art perspective, it's a fantastic picture, which is what you should be striving for

[tollt004]

3 minutes ago, DominicNikon said:

 

so im using a nikon d70 from 2004 and it does not have high enough iso to get  a fast enough shutter speed so i had to use a flash. besides that and a poor flower does it look ok?

Parts of the flower seem to be a little bit over exposed in my opinion.

[Bananasplit_00]

cool but there is to much direct light for my taste, otherwise its awesome

[Bananasplit_00]

18 minutes ago, DominicNikon said:

 

so im using a nikon d70 from 2004 and it does not have high enough iso to get  a fast enough shutter speed so i had to use a flash. besides that and a poor flower does it look ok?

yes, if you couldent get away without using that bright a flash then this is a pretty awesome photo IMO, i dont mind that the flower is a bit damaged and stuff, that just adds to the picture IMO

[DominicNikon]

2 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

yes, if you couldent get away without using that bright a flash then this is a pretty awesome photo IMO, i dont mind that the flower is a bit damaged and stuff, that just adds to the picture IMO

im getting a d7100 for christmas and that will solve iso issues 

[Bananasplit_00]

3 minutes ago, DominicNikon said:

im getting a d7100 for christmas and that will solve iso issues 

cool, i have litteraly no idea what that means exept that it will solve some issues for you because i dont do photography, i just like watching pictures and stuff  

[ALwin]

52 minutes ago, DominicNikon said:

how is this photo?

The question is "what do you, as the person who captured and edited this photo, feel is wrong with it?"

 

To me, the biggest problem is that the flower is over exposed.  Composition is OK, just OK.  Capturing the moment that a fast flying insect such as a been approaching a flower is not an easy thing to do and it's a hit or miss shot.  But I wouldn't give this photo more than 2/10.

[DominicNikon]

1 hour ago, ALwin said:

The question is "what do you, as the person who captured and edited this photo, feel is wrong with it?"

 

To me, the biggest problem is that the flower is over exposed.  Composition is OK, just OK.  Capturing the moment that a fast flying insect such as a been approaching a flower is not an easy thing to do and it's a hit or miss shot.  But I wouldn't give this photo more than 2/10.

if i didn't use a flash would it of been better?

[ALwin]

1 minute ago, DominicNikon said:

if i didn't use a flash would it of been better?

You used the on-camera flash instead of a larger flash unit?  A separate flash unit might have been more helpful, not only to freeze the action but also because you have better control of the light on an external flash unit.

[DominicNikon]

9 minutes ago, ALwin said:

You used the on-camera flash instead of a larger flash unit?  A separate flash unit might have been more helpful, not only to freeze the action but also because you have better control of the light on an external flash unit.

i used on camera but i also have a external flash, how do you control the lighting better?

[ALwin]

6 minutes ago, DominicNikon said:

i used on camera but i also have a external flash, how do you control the lighting better?

An external unit allows you to better adjust the intensity of the light and the angle for bounce.

[DominicNikon]

1 minute ago, ALwin said:

An external unit allows you to better adjust the intensity of the light and the angle for bounce.

so if i didnt use a flash it would be 8/10 like the butterfly? 

[ALwin]

4 minutes ago, DominicNikon said:

so if i didnt use a flash it would be 8/10 like the butterfly? 

You probably wouldn't be able to freeze the action of the bee.

 

I can't say what I would rate for a photo "that might have been", I can only rate a photo "that is".

[clementk]

On 8/21/2016 at 3:59 PM, DominicNikon said:

so if i didnt use a flash it would be 8/10 like the butterfly? 

is the photo shot in RAW ? if it is you can use something like lightroom and adjust the light on the flower and the bee to get it a bit better but the Photo looks great the focus would have been better on the bee but i get you where shooting at a low Aperture so would be harder to know where the be would be when you take the shot. 

[DominicNikon]

40 minutes ago, clementk said:

is the photo shot in RAW ? if it is you can use something like lightroom and adjust the light on the flower and the bee to get it a bit better but the Photo looks great the focus would have been better on the bee but i get you where shooting at a low Aperture so would be harder to know where the be would be when you take the shot. 

yes its raw and i have light room so how should i adjust the light?

[DominicNikon]

48 minutes ago, clementk said:

is the photo shot in RAW ? if it is you can use something like lightroom and adjust the light on the flower and the bee to get it a bit better but the Photo looks great the focus would have been better on the bee but i get you where shooting at a low Aperture so would be harder to know where the be would be when you take the shot. 

is this less white?

[clementk]

1 hour ago, DominicNikon said:

is this less white?

yeah it looks better  but it will look beter if you get a better camera later.

[ALwin]

1 minute ago, clementk said:

yeah it looks better  but it will look beter if you get a better camera later.

No, the OP needs to become a better photographer, and a better photo editor.

[clementk]

Just now, ALwin said:

No, the OP needs to become a better photographer, and a better photo editor.

did you read what he said ? he said he had to use a flash because the camera looked bad at High ISO if he did not use the Flash it would look much better .

[ALwin]

8 minutes ago, clementk said:

did you read what he said ? he said he had to use a flash because the camera looked bad at High ISO if he did not use the Flash it would look much better .

Flash photography helps freeze the movement of the bee.