Triple
Dec 7, 2018 22:30:47 #
I am a bit hesitant to post these photos. I feel somewhat intimidated by the great shats I have seen posted here, for example Earl's flowers and Doc's dragonflies. But I guess I won't learn to get better unless I give the wonderful photographers a chance to give me suggestions.
Dec 7, 2018 23:04:54 #
Riverrat2 wrote:
I am a bit hesitant to post these photos. I feel somewhat intimidated by the great shats I have seen posted here, for example Earl's flowers and Doc's dragonflies. But I guess I won't learn to get better unless I give the wonderful photographers a chance to give me suggestions.
Very nice shots. I like all of them.
Dec 7, 2018 23:21:29 #
Dec 7, 2018 23:24:21 #
Absolutely no reason to apologize or hesitate to post these. (1) They're very nice photos and (2) you can learn from what you post. Keep up the good work.
jak
jak
Dec 8, 2018 00:20:49 #
Dec 8, 2018 02:12:11 #
Dec 8, 2018 09:53:09 #
Dec 8, 2018 10:32:26 #
Thank you all for your kind words. If anyone has suggestions for improvement, they would be welcome.
Dec 8, 2018 11:52:29 #
I like your photos very much. My only nit is that in the last photo of the butterfly I am thinking you wanted the butterfly to be in sharp focus and possibly the flower to be a bit softer OR that both would be in sharp focus. The flower is focused well but the butterfly is pretty soft in my opinion. Just a thought and your intentions may have been just as the photo turned out.
Dennis
Dennis
Dec 8, 2018 12:21:36 #
Thank you Dennis. I did want both to be sharp. I just missed by a hair.
Dec 8, 2018 12:25:41 #
Dec 8, 2018 12:27:30 #
Dec 8, 2018 12:27:51 #
Riverrat2 wrote:
Thank you Dennis. I did want both to be sharp. I just missed by a hair.
You are right. They were close. Sometimes you really have to make sure what you want sharp is focused precisely. But when the camera is hand held, it gets tough. That little jiggle can sometimes go awry. Practice does make for much better photos though. You did well. As I said, my comment was a small nit to pick.
Dennis
Dec 8, 2018 12:35:34 #
What I really should have done is use a smaller aperture. I shot at 7.1 and should have been at f11.
Dec 8, 2018 14:10:06 #
Riverrat2 wrote:
What I really should have done is use a smaller aperture. I shot at 7.1 and should have been at f11.
If I am shooting macro I generally use f16. If you haven't gotten into the UHH macro section in depth, may I suggest you look into it. I started off there with absolutely horrible photos, thinking I was doing fairly well. I wasn't doing well at all. But the members who hang out there a lot are fantastic at giving advice and suggestions on lens settings, camera speeds, speed light hook ups and so on. They made it so much easier.
My usual photos were generally hand held with a Nikon 105mm Micro lens at f16 and about 1/250th for shutter speed. ISO was 200. I used a Nikon SB900 Speedlight on an L bracket to get it off the camera. You may have different equipment but it is a guide where you might start. But please check out the Macro sight as there are photos, diagrams etc. that are helpful. Remember too, as I was told, practice, practice and practice.
Good luck and be sure to submit lots of photos. Nobody can assist you unless you submit photos.
Dennis
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