shutter chance

[brian_dg]

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Camera Canon EOS 500D
Lens 18-55mm kit
Shutter Speed 5sec
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 55 mm
ISO Speed 100
Flash Off, Did not fire

Story:
I was waiting for the sun to set a little bit to get a good shots of the clouds when this guy suddenly landed in front of me. But then it was already kinda dark and luckily I have my tripod with me so I got this amazing opportunity to take a picture of him with long shutter speed and with the wind cooperating before he finally flew away.

my most decent looking macro shot.. please share your thoughts and what can I do to improve anything in this shot (like composition etc) so I can do better next time

[bruceliv]

Brian, an amazing photograph -- an impossible, if not very lucky, shot at 5 sec. exposure!
I would not suggest you do anything to this image. If you crop the leaf, I believe you'd ruin the composition. The red edge on the leaf leads the eye in a pleasant manner.
Good work, do more and more -- practice.

[brian_dg]

Originally Posted by bruceliv

Brian, an amazing photograph -- an impossible, if not very lucky, shot at 5 sec. exposure!
I would not suggest you do anything to this image. If you crop the leaf, I believe you'd ruin the composition. The red edge on the leaf leads the eye in a pleasant manner.
Good work, do more and more -- practice.

thank you very much for your kind words You just motivated me to do more and practice more It was a really lucky chance to take that pics