The first sign of new life

[The Weird Witch]

Im not entirely sure what exactly this is, other than it is some kind of plant/tree bud. Anyhow this was my very first attempt at a close up shot with my dslr. I personally like the DoF, and the relative sparseness of the photo.

[wulf]

I suspect it is an specimen of Edgeworthia chrysantha.

I love the bokeh, the way the background colours merge together, although I think it would be better cropped down a bit (losing the blue elements in the background to keep it to a simpler scheme).

Wulf

[The Weird Witch]

I reckon you're right, it looks exactly like what I've got here, thanks
As for the cropping I also think you're probably right, it was a big picture to start with and I remember being a little frigthened by how much I had cropped it, wanting to crop a little more, but being way too scared of over cropping to do it. Now with the confidence boost you've just given me I think I might fight the fear and and pull out the digital sissors once more

[The Weird Witch]

Cropped some more and clonned out a bit of blue background blob.

[wulf]

That definitely brings out the detail of the, erm, fuzzy thing. Macro photography is about getting close so I think that helps the overall shot.

Wulf

[CallMeKat]

i like how it look as if this flower is growing from oblivion into the real world. nice!