Very nice. For some reason, even though the main part of the flower in focus is cropped, and the bee is facing out the edge, it’s still very appealing. Perhaps it’s the triangular shape that points to the right, counterbalancing the energy created by the bee looking to the left. There’s a lot of good contrasts here, in visual flow, shape, brightness values, and focus.
About focus, I’m assuming you added the blur effect in Photoshop? The mini-halos around many of the flower peddles indicates to me that there’s some processing going on. I would doubt your average viewer would pick up on this though.
Zooms are great, but here’s a good article that explains the reasons why I agree with @tjons that zoom lenses as dramatic as the 16-300mm “don’t do anything well”. 9 Things You Should Know About Using Prime Lenses There’s a lot at stake. Sharpness, distortion, lens flare, and chromatic abrasion are all important factors to me in a lens.
And @buddingphotographer I’ll look into a more organized way to attach pictures. 🙂
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