Trying Macro.

[almost a crayon]

One of my first attempts at macro photography. I was wondering if anyone has any tips for improving my shots? All comments/criticism welcome.



Camera: Nikon D3s
Exposure: 1/500s
Aperture: f/1.8
Focal Length: 50mm
ISO Speed: 200

[statichash]

A tighter crop on this photograph would probably help, but I really like the color captured on the beetle.

Cheers!

[Indigo November]

The colors are great! What kind of beetle is this?
Yep, lot of space could be cropped off the top, bottom and right to have a better composition. I think it would have been better if the beetle's head was in focus, but you all know I'm a total focus-freak! ("focus should be here, not there", right Tony? Sorry about that.) JMHO.

[law4mary]

Love the colors on this beautiful beetle but IMHO I would have zoomed a little closer to the bug and maybe gone for a little more DOF so more of the beetle was in focus and closing in on it would mean you have less to crop and have a bigger image you can print larger. Great shot though, i really like it!

[almost a crayon]

Thanks all for the wonderful feedback. I'll probably invest in some kenko tubes to get closer to my subjects.

artofindigo i have no clue what type of beetle it was unfortunately.

I tried to used the feedback of tighter cropping and more of the subject in focus on this spider i stumbled upon today.



Is this one done better?

[Kelsey]

First off...Wow that is a great shot! I love the detail. I'm no expert but the one thing I would change about it though is the focus in the legs, make them as in-focus as the body of the spider.
But I think it a great photo anyway, and very brave of you to get close to a spider like that (:

[almost a crayon]

Originally Posted by Kelsey

First off...Wow that is a great shot! I love the detail. I'm no expert but the one thing I would change about it though is the focus in the legs, make them as in-focus as the body of the spider.
But I think it a great photo anyway, and very brave of you to get close to a spider like that (:

Thanks for the comments =). I'm really happy with all the feedback as its helping me get better composition of these photos. I'll try to get more in focus next time.
Ohh it was windy when i was taking the photo and the web was being blown closer to my camera and i didn't really enjoy the idea of the spider jumping on my camera so i quickly took the pic and backed off =P

[gloson]

About the beetle, I love its colors and shine! :-) My suggestion is you should crop off the bottom until the beetle is at the center.

And about the spider, I suggest you zoom out a bit so it won't be too "tight". :-)

[almost a crayon]

Originally Posted by gloson

About the beetle, I love its colors and shine! :-) My suggestion is you should crop off the bottom until the beetle is at the center.

And about the spider, I suggest you zoom out a bit so it won't be too "tight". :-)

Thanks for the comments. I guess I cropped too much the second time, ahh well Ill get it right eventually. =)

[PamV]

Can you re-crop both and show them again? Would like to see.

The one time I took a picture of a spider I used a zoom lense on it. I was not going to use macro. ughhh!