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[born2fireup]

Hi,

I am new to photography but keen to learn the art . Took these 2 months back. Would be happy to know how could I take better shots.



Camera: Canon PowerShot A630
Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 7.3 mm
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire

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Camera: Canon PowerShot A630
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 7.3 mm
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire

[jiminyClickit]

born2fireup, Welcome

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The one change I would try for the first Macro is to shoot the stamen against a darker background. The white-on-white is lessening the contrast and impact of the fine sharp focus.

[born2fireup]

Hi Jiminy,

Sorry should have read the rules before.

Thanks for the advice will try it and revert to you

[Doc Holliday]

Originally Posted by born2fireup

Hi,

I am new to photography but keen to learn the art . Took these 2 months back. Would be happy to know how could I take better shots.

Perhaps cropping to reduce the amount of background. I might increase the saturation of the yellows, particularly.

I would consider going to f/5.6 next time you take an image like this, which would give you a little more depth of field and bring more of the flower into focus. I usually start at f/5.6 on macro shots and then go up or down depending on what I want the DOF to be.