The Flower & The Fly

Critiques [Translate]

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• pablominto (15378)
• [2007-07-07 23:17]

Hello Pankaj,
This delicate flower is captured with great skill!
Good texture in the petals, and you make well use of the light to create depth in the subject...
Tight framing works well, the insect is an extra bonus!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• loot (8905)
• [2007-07-07 23:21]
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Hi Pankaj

Although the little fly is very tiny on the photo at least it is doing what it normally does best and for most of the day namely collecting food and in the process pollinating the flower. And of course that brilliant pink rose is pure beauty.

IMHO the composition is fine although some might argue the central placing of the flower. I think with a big round flower like this, moving it off-centre would invariably only result in reducing its size and with the actual subject being a smallish hoverfly it would really be counting against the desired outcome. The colours are absolutely stunning and the details are nice and sharp. The lovely OOF green BG looks great and the exposure was well captured.

Well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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• Silvio2006 (22180)
• [2007-07-08 0:57]

Hi Pankaj, fascinating composition with a fly and a beautiful flower, great colors and splendid details, very well done, have a nice sunday, ciao Silvio

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• mayuresh (914)
• [2007-07-08 3:11]

Hi pankaj,
excellent sharp image,marvellous colour,very well composed,well done

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• LCannon (3044)
• [2007-07-08 3:23]

What a lovely flower Pankaj! I enjoy the composition with the flower tight against the top and the blurred green at the bottom. The insect doing his job and the pollination story is a nice compliment, well done.

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• haraprasan (11899)
• [2007-07-08 5:14]

Hi Pankaj,
Excellent capture. Nice POV and lighting. Very fine details. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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• marhowie (34329)
• [2007-07-08 6:45]

Lovely color and I like the soft light Pankaj. Sometimes overcast conditions produce the best macros..Great detail, with the color of the flower well seen bordered in green :)
Nice work!
Howard

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• Argus (21879)
• [2007-07-08 7:08]

Hello Pankaj,
This is an unusual way to present a hoverfly, yet despite its small size, it somehow dominates the considerably larger rose that it is engaged in, the fly being razor sharp.
The central composition is suitable here and the green leaf BG acts as a kind of inner frame, the whole being a nice shot to look at.
TFS and best regards,
Ivan

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• Juyona (12963)
• [2007-07-08 7:12]

Hola Pankaj,
estupenda macro,
color y compo,
buen trabajo,
saludos

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• jaycee (13845)
• [2007-07-08 7:45]

Hi Pankaj,

An absolutely beautiful flower with the fly as a bonus. This has a 3 D effect and is wonderful. The color is magnificent. Excellent details and an expert macro.

Jane

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• Hay_kes (3076)
• [2007-07-08 7:51]

Hi Pankaj,
Another great macro picture from you. Composition and POV are very good. TFS
Best wishes,

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• gannu (9534)
• [2007-07-08 9:17]

Pankaj Bhai Lovely lovely. I can see the fly is really enjoying in the tiny entrance. The POV is very good. Ganesh

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• claudine (9633)
• [2007-07-08 9:43]

This is a beautiful picture Pankaj with great details, exposure and colors. I also enjoyed these interesting notes. We have a problem with bees here this year as we lost about half the population from a disease and this is not a good situation and consequences of that might be serious... Thanks,
Claudine

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• eqshannon (18103)
• [2007-07-08 11:12]

Well done Pankaj. A picture for an important Day in your countries history. I was watching TV live from Spain yesterday with a Punjab friend..and your picture reminded me of the Taj being honored!

Bob

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• Ken52 (4145)
• [2007-07-08 20:25]

Excellent note on pollination and outstanding photo of bee and rose. The exposureis perfect and the colors are very sell saturated and natural. Excellent detail with nice texture in the flower petals and fine detail on the bee.

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• arfer (0)
• [2007-07-08 20:54]

Hello Pankaj

A beautiful shot of this bee.The details are excellent.The overall composition is super,with rich ,deep colours.The focus is excellent with sharp details.The flower is near perfection.TFS

Rob

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• SelenE (11684)
• [2007-07-09 3:58]

Hi Pankaj,
Focus, details and colors are very good. I liked the composition. TFS
Best wishes,
Selen

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• ramthakur (23929)
• [2007-07-09 4:55]

I think it is some kind of Hoverfly patronizing the pink rose in your picture, Pankaj.
A pleasant combination of soothing colours with the fly literally at the centure of the composition.
Have you tried your 18-135mm on landscapes already? It has such a wide range of possibilities.
Thanks for your kind wishes on my return home.
Regards.

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• XOTAELE (8)
• [2007-07-09 8:31]

Hola Pankaj.
Buenos detalles y estupenda nitidez.
Los colores son fantásticos, bien saturados.
Buena nota.
Saludos, JL.

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• uleko (22222)
• [2007-07-09 10:22]

Hello Pankaj,
Beautiful rose and a fascinating little fly in the middle. Would be nice to have a closer look at it as well! Great sharpness and lovely colours.
TFS and regards, Ulla

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• mikou (5265)
• [2007-07-09 11:32]

Hi Pankaj.
Excellent capture with wonderful colors and surprisingly good details.This small fly in middle of big flower looks really splendid with very good details.As well as very nice sharp details on petals.Pretty blurred green BG too.Superb done and well composed.
TFS,with greeting Milos.

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• Debz (3283)
• [2007-07-10 0:33]

Very pretty and perfect shot. Beautiful flower and great detail and colour on the very sharp little insect. VEry nice compositon.
tfs
debz

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• JPlumb (2837)
• [2007-07-10 1:58]

Hi Pankaj, this is a beautiful shot, well composed with excellent and very pleasing colour. The detail of the hover fly and the flower are very good. The drops of water with your excellent lighting help give it depth. Your depth of field is used very effectively here as well to provide further depth and to help isolate the flower from its background.

Thanks, John