bee in lavender

I'm not sure I would have noticed the bee if it were'nt in the title. I like the colors and the composition of the flowers. I like the DOF with the middle in focus and the rest blurry. The bee in the out of focus section is actually a bit distracting for me.  Overall very nice!

I agree with Tim, the bee should be clearly in focus, or, smudge the little fella out.  The rest of the selective focus is utterly beautiful. I would like to see it without the thin line of pink(ish) at the top. All in all, this is quite remarkable.

Beth

I didn't notice the bee either, but what I did notice was the excellent DOF because that is what drew me in. The blur and softness of the  flowers, along with the light, makes this a very nice photo. Very well done. Thank you for sharing. :)

I just love lavender... You should take in the fragrance of my garden in the spring with the roses, lavender and orange blossoms; it is pure heaven!

No blurry bees!  

Actually, I prefer the bee blurry.  Nice blur all around, and nice to have something closer than the plane of sharp focus.  best, j

Thanks, folks. Appreciate your comprehencive comments and kind attention. Well. This shot IMO has just happend to be one-of-a-kind kind and in this sense decided not to edit the bee off but put the word in the title instead -- just the way it is. Some attempt on making attraction out of indefinite visual complexity if your will. Thanks, again.

The way you've combined focused and out of focus gives the impression that the lavender are blowing in the breeze.  Nicely done.