Butterfly with my new Macro lens- Suggestions invited

[navsalkarmv]

One of my trials with new macro lens. I would like to know whether composition and DOF setting is correct or how could i have taken this snap differently.

From selected malaysia singapore

Model: Canon EOS 450D
ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/30 sec
Aperture: 10.0
Focal Length: 100mm
Flash Used: No

[franky]

Hi, first of all, I love the colors of your photo
And the details are great!
About the composition, there is a lot of wasted space at the right... Maybe, a little croping would help...
A flower seems to be in front of the head of the butterfly, it distract me. If insect could listen to us!! What great capture we would do
The wings are great and in good position!
Only my humble opinion, I'm no expert at all...
Thanks for sharing with us and have a nice week!

[Shrek]

No doubt that the colours are really great.
I would have done below things as well to make the click more interesting:
-> Waited for the butterfly to come in front of the flower.
-> Reduced my aperture to something like 5.6 or 8 so as to blur the background.

[sunwrites]

it's a nice shot, crisp and sharp where it matters. the only thing different i'd have done - tried to take the complete head of the butterfly in my shot.

[NgaiHill]

Its a beautiful shot! Same here with the butterfly head but maybe you don't get that chance. Like the nice crisp colours.

[navsalkarmv]

Originally Posted by franky

Hi, first of all, I love the colors of your photo
And the details are great!
About the composition, there is a lot of wasted space at the right... Maybe, a little croping would help...
A flower seems to be in front of the head of the butterfly, it distract me. If insect could listen to us!! What great capture we would do
The wings are great and in good position!
Only my humble opinion, I'm no expert at all...
Thanks for sharing with us and have a nice week!

Thanks franky for the suggestions.
I tried to capture the butterfly with full view but it was not in listening mood!