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Bee on Lavender

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This was taken in my back garden spring 2005, the back ground has been changed to black and white to make the main subject standout, I hope you like this....

Photographer:	X Ian Reed
Folder:	Close Ups
Uploaded:	26-Feb-2006 14:50 CET
Current Rating:	8.00/1 View all ratings Delete my rating
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Camera:	Olympus C5050
Exposure time:	Auto
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Processing applied:	This was taken in Super Macro, I then used the lasso tool and traced around the bee and flower, then inverted it and desaturated it making it B&W, I then feathered the edges of the bee and the flower.
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Image resized to:	720x516

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NO SUBJECT

Very nice Ian , the B&W background works well.

Regards,

Fonzy - at 17:29 CET on 26-Feb-2006 [Reply]

NO SUBJECT

Excellent Macro Ian which does indeed work well with the B&W background.
Cheers Steve

Steve Elliott at 09:02 CET on 27-Feb-2006 [Reply]

Thank you

Steve Elliott wrote:
> Excellent Macro Ian which does indeed work well with the B&W background.
> Cheers Steve
>
Hi Steve

Thought I'd try something a little different this time round, besides that the background was distracting in its original format, pleased to hear that you like it.

Best Regards, Ian

Ian Reed at 01:55 CET on 01-Mar-2006 [Reply]

Thank you

Fons van Swaal wrote:
> Very nice Ian , the B&W background works well.
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> Regards,
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Hoi Fons

Glad to hear that you think the B&W background works, you never know til you try, thank you for your comments.

Alle de beste, Ian

Ian Reed at 01:57 CET on 01-Mar-2006 [Reply]