Figurine

[Wooglah]

This little guy is just 4 cm tall, and I don't have macro lens yet. So I've used Magnifying glass and manual focus to get something that could be seen as macro.

Now I am interested if you think I got the focus and composition right? I've done some pp - just a bit of 'clarity' in camera raw, to enhance those little bumps and uneven texture... How would you improve on this? Maybe I should try different light source, so the face would be without shadows?

Anything else you could say will be appreciated. Thanks.



exif,
f/5.6, 0.8s, ISO200, 18-55 kit lens, Nikon d60
light: 1 tungsten bulb from above left (room ceiling)

[Wooglah]

I've made one with natural (window) light. Believe it or not, exif data is the same as before. I think this one is better, the eye is celarly visible, even if it is a bit darker.

[dlambert]

The second image seems better -- I like the colors better, too. I'd like to see even more crispness in the photo, if possible. Have you considered some sort of subtle background?

[Wooglah]

No, but I am now Do you have any suggestion?

[dlambert]

I'm not sure -- maybe something to complement the colors, or some other figurines to give this one some sort of setting. I guess I was just thinking that with absolutely nothing else in the frame, it invites an awful lot of attention on the figurine itself, if that makes any sense.