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Old 09-27-2011, 07:06 AM
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I feel like its missing something or it might just be garbage was wondering if moving it around or doing some other processing would help it feel more complete.
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Exposure: .003 sec
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 20.4mm
ISO: 64
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Old 09-27-2011, 10:04 AM
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Um.. it's not garbage, but it is just a rock on another rock to me. Not even sure if this is really macro..
Can you follow the guidelines and add the exif?

In the end, I'm not sure what to say that would make this more than a rock on a rock. Perhaps do some PP work and convert it to b&w and really boost the contrast? Maybe re-crop it to avoid the rock being pretty much in the middle.
Sadly, in my opinion, it's just not a very exciting photo. It would have been interesting perhaps if we were able to see all that detail on the little rock (ie a true macro)

I hope I'm not being discouraging, but I do want to be honest.
You have to ask yourself, while shooting/reviewing photos.. what makes this interesting to you? Why am I taking this? And how can I make this more than just a capture of something I happened to see that might be interesting...?
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Old 09-27-2011, 07:36 PM
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I agree with BigFuzzy, the way this photo is captured is not very interesting. But if you took it from another angle, maybe from under the smaller rock or something like that, it might look better. It might benefit from a re-crop like mentioned before. But keep at it and keep posting! That is the only way to improve!!
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