Little Black Bug on a Thistle

Thank you all for the kind comments. It is great to hear from you. Warm wishes, Linda

Beautiful image! Great comp and detail. Congrats!

Well thats different, in a good way.  Attractive comp and really put dof to good use, and of course the bug is a plus.

Very good DOF and composition. Great colors and contrasts in colors. Bw, Volker

Excellent image with, an inspiring POV, and superbly controlled DOF Linda!

All the best,
Neil

Very effective shooting angle. The little bug is the icing on the cake. Compliments!

Thank you for your encouraging comments. I wasn't sure about this one, I am so glad to hear that you like it.

Very precise and really enchanting, including the colors. Would make a great cover for a children's story!

Certainly a bit different flower frame, I like the FG vs. the shallow BG, the angle, color palette, and details. and the liitle creature..;-)) that adds interest.

I wouldn't change a thing here, Linda. How have you been? I was on facebook.com too much, reconnecting with old friends. I stopped by to say "Hi." This is gorgeous! I love the colors: they are some of my favorites. I love the sharpness of this photo. And the bug is a pleasant surprise! :) Take care, Janice

Hi Linda, It's been a while since I've been active on PN.

Superb photo with great colours and details!

Take care my friend!

Cheers :)

Inspired shot Linda, with great use of DOF....Regards

Before reading your critique request I was looking at the crop thinking if I would have done it differently. I decided that you had chosen the best crop and one that I too would most likely have used. The temptation is to crop it showing only the lower thistles which would then allow more zoom to show the insect larger. However that would have meant chopping off the foreground leaf and also eliminating the nice DOF effect of the background thistle. If the image were printed and shown three times larger then I'm sure all would agree it was cropped correctly.

lovely capture! I find that in moments like these I have a hard time finding the right composition to bring attention to what I want my focus on. You, on the other hand, have it just right. Superb capture. Love the colors and depth.