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09/15/2009 03:25:05 PM |
| Wow. I really like it. My critque is to do nothing...it's already done. |
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08/27/2009 02:30:56 PM |
| Since you asked for a critique, I have to first ask, "what did you envision as the subject?". It's a bit of a rhetorical question since it is obvisously the bee. Nevertheless, the flower does jump out at the viewer, taking the attention off the bee somewhat. How about a tighter crop (or capturing a closer image), which isoloates the bee while putting it in a "rule of thirds" layout? Maybe something like this (but larger). |
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08/07/2009 01:50:31 PM |
Thanks to all for your helpful comments ! A few very good pointers there, and I will keep them in mind next time I go out with the macro lens !
Thanks guys and gals ;) |
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08/06/2009 11:01:39 PM |
Definitely stop down. As a result of this, you'll either have to increase ISO or provide light. If you have a flash, you can trigger with the canon equivalent of the SC-28 or other and make yourself a cheap diffuser out of paper towels or something like url=//www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/201782132/]this guy.[/url]
Check out his stream for examples of what you can do with such a simple setup. Using a cord will give you flexibility to position your flash from different angles and make the light better since it's off camera. Just hand hold, unless you want to invest in a bracket.
As was said, try not to cut off the bit of the wing. Pretty good outcome from your fist venture though. |
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08/06/2009 04:57:35 PM |
| Yellow is one of the toughest colors to avoid blowing out. The OOF areas have gone a little blotchy here but the fly seems to be very sharp. |
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08/06/2009 04:49:28 PM |
| I like the dead-on front view of the bee, colors are strong, but natural. maybe a little too centered for my own preference and the bees wing ios a bit cut off at the top. I like the bit of iridescence on the wings. In a challenge I would probably give it a 6. I like bugs, but I'm not a huge flower fan, so a closer shot of the bee would probably get my interest more. |
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08/06/2009 04:47:04 PM |
| Looks pretty good to me, perhaps using A mode and f8 might have grabbed a deeper DOF. With Macro lenses it takes a while to get used to them, I found using continuous focus rather than single focus works well as the little buggers do tend to move about. Stick with it, you will get a great deal of satisfaction from the Macro lens. |
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