Macro orchid shot from a newbie

[Judi]

New at this. Well, I have always likes taking pictures, but now I am trying to learn. I know nothing. How is the composition, DOF, etc?


Canon EOS Rebel XT
f/5.6
1/160
ISO 400
105mm

[natek313]

Lighting and focus is good, and the colors are nice.

The only thing I would suggest (to see how it looks) is cropping the top of the picture a little tighter to increase the aspect ratio to give it a little more of a panoramic feel. Just a thought.

Nice capture!

[Judi]

Thanks! Now that you say to crop a little, it makes so much sense!

[Trader]

Hi Judi, welcome to the forum. That's a very nice macro shot of phal. Since the flower is obviously the subject of the image I would like to see all of it in focus (if possible). You used an aperature setting of f/5.6, I would have bumped that to at leaste an f/11.0 to increase the depth of field. Otherwise it is a great shot, good use of lighting and color.

[Judi]

Thanks. I really need to learn about manual. I usually shot in auto.

[Trader]

Originally Posted by Judi

Thanks. I really need to learn about manual. I usually shot in auto.

A good way to start that is to switch to Aperature Priority Mode with a shot like this. You choose the aperature you want and the camera will adjust the shutter speed to create the proper exposure. Before you do take the shot, check the speed and make sure you can hand hold the camera without causing any shake or blur. Hope that helps.