A different ornament

[wmbtaylor]

I am working on composition so any suggestions would be great.

I guess the first thing I need is a better macro lens. The 18-55 that I am using just doesn't seem to cut it.

I know focus could be better but does the composition work?



Also would upping or lowering the ISO help?


ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/3 sec
Aperture: 3.8
Focal Length: 20mm
Flash Used: No

Nikon D60
18-55 kit lens.

[CaptainNH]

The composition is fine, but the focus makes it difficult to really tell if the shot might work.

I would lower the ISO for any tripod shots, unless I'm deliberately looking for grain (which I would tend to add in PP these days anyway).

The reflection of the blue light in the ornament is a little distracting.

Make sure you post up your work if you have another shot at it. Thanks for sharing this one.

[mpf777]

Looks like the composition would possibly work if it was in focus. I would eliminate the front most branch at the top left though. IMO the 18-55 Nikon kit lens is a descent lens for what it is but there is definitely a limit of how close you can get and still be able to focus. If it is just struggling finding the point to focus on you can switch to manual focus but for really close up stuff a macro lens comes in handy.

Mike