Comment from Susannah Lord
Eileen, this is lovely. I like what you did to clean it up. Great choice of color in the background. Clarity, POV and composition is wonderful. Well done. May I ask; What type software did you use to clean up this photo?

 Comment Written 11-Aug-2015

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reply by the author on 11-Aug-2015

thanks so much Susanah. I use mostly lightroom and Photoshop Elements for my cloning and clean up work. Then Topaz plug ins for the filters. Thanks so much again.

reply by Susannah Lord on 12-Aug-2015

Thank you for the info Eileen. It was my pleasure to review. It was a feast for my eyes.

Comment from marlak25
Simply amazing! How wonderful you caught this so perfect. Great stop action shot and colors are exceptional. Focus, lighting are just a plus for a well deserved six!

 Comment Written 11-Aug-2015

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reply by the author on 12-Aug-2015

wow, thanks so much Marla!

Comment from gidavidson
Great edit, spot on focus, framed and showing the happy details on this honey bee. Colorful, like the background, framed and a nice exposure. Good inflight catch.

 Comment Written 10-Aug-2015

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reply by the author on 12-Aug-2015

wow, thanks so much G!

Comment from NancyJTubb
Lovely shot of this bumble bee hovering over the flower. You did a fine job of getting rid of the distractions. I love the colors and the sky almost looks lavender.

 Comment Written 10-Aug-2015

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reply by the author on 14-Aug-2015

thanks Nancy :)

Comment from Steve Hanulec
This is a very nice shot Eileen. You had me fooled, I thought it was a straight shot, and good one at that! The POV and detail is great, the petals look a little soft, using a shallow DOF will cause that sacrifice somewhere. Your clean-up work is terrific...Good job!...Steve H.

 Comment Written 10-Aug-2015

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reply by the author on 14-Aug-2015

thanks so much Steve, appreciated!