Orange Asiatic Lilly

[Bradley57]

I'am wondering how close is too close when shooting macro,is this acceptable when you cant tell what the flower is?

[windrider86]

Please be sure to read thru the guidelines so you'll know what should be included within your posts. Thanks a million!!!
Then, please return and edit your post accordingly. Thanks again

[pbailey68]

I don't think there is any rule about how close is too close, but you have to chose what you're trying to capture. I would have zoomed out enough so that all the yellow stems were included in the frame, then used a smaller aperture (higher f/ number) so that they were sharply focused while the background petals remained blurred.

The color and saturation is very good. Nice work and keep at it.

[Laurenbiz]

Macro at its best.

This is not too close. This is perfect! :-)

[Bradley57]

Thanks for the feedback, It does nothing but help me improve my skills and motivate me to get back out there and shoot, shoot, shoot

[rengles]

Hi there,

I don't think it matters whether or not the flower is identifiable...depends on what you're going for.
The image that I clicked on is a bit grainy and less sharp...is the attached picture a compressed version?
Ditto to pbaily--gorgeous colors!!

Reina

[Bradley57]

the pic is not compressed unless done thru this site during the upload, thanks for the comment