Just lovely. Here's a question for which I bet you have an answer. Many images look better on black. But I don't think I often, if ever, see printed images with a black mat. Why is that? Or am I wrong and images are sometime framed that way?
@jernst1779 I don't have a definitive answer... but I do have a theory.
Printed pictures are lit by reflected light whereas images on a computer monitor are back lit and, I believe, have an extended dynamic range. The white of a white screen is particularly bright and the eye's iris will narrow to restrict the amount of light to a comfortable level. When this happens, the dynamic range of the dark tones is reduced and very dark tones may be perceived as black. When the white background is replaced by a black one, the eye's iris opens to let in more light and the dark tones will be rendered with an increased dynamic range.
They are not easy to capture, I tried this afternoon on the lavender but they only stay for seconds and then they are off again. I gave up after a while! Your bumble bee is focused very well!
Printed pictures are lit by reflected light whereas images on a computer monitor are back lit and, I believe, have an extended dynamic range. The white of a white screen is particularly bright and the eye's iris will narrow to restrict the amount of light to a comfortable level. When this happens, the dynamic range of the dark tones is reduced and very dark tones may be perceived as black. When the white background is replaced by a black one, the eye's iris opens to let in more light and the dark tones will be rendered with an increased dynamic range.
That's my theory anyway ;-))