nature at home

LCD

A lot of my nature shots come from my front yard. Here are a couple from this week.

Feedback is welcomed!

I liked how the leaves curved around the butterfly. I wonder if you agree or think that it makes the shot "busy"???



Had just given up waiting when this little girl showed up.
Think I should tell my boss why I was late to work?


Hope you enjoy:):

raptorcaptor

Really like the color saturation in the second photo!

saurora

Both are very nicely exposed and very rich colors!

Dick on Aruba

Very beautiful captures LCD.

A lot of beauty is often going on in your backyard.

Thanks for sharing.

Dick.

Harryb

The himmer shot is marvelous. The leaves are fine in the first shot but your focus is sharper on the leaves than the butterfly.

Scott_Quier

I agree with Harry about the leaves being fine in the first image. Adds context.

However, I don't completely agree about the focus. It appears to me you had very shallow DOF and got the head of the butterfly well in focus. It just happens that many of the leaves were the same distance from the camera and thus were also in focus while the butterfly's wings and his right antenna were mostly OOF.

Or, I could be completely wrong and owe Harry an apology.

Either way, I think both photos are well done!

Harryb

Scott_Quier wrote:

I agree with Harry about the leaves being fine in the first image. Adds context.

However, I don't completely agree about the focus. It appears to me you had very shallow DOF and got the head of the butterfly well in focus. It just happens that many of the leaves were the same distance from the camera and thus were also in focus while the butterfly's wings and his right antenna were mostly OOF.

Or, I could be completely wrong and owe Harry an apology.

Either way, I think both photos are well done!

I should have said he needed a deeper DOF on the shot. Its fine to have the head in focus buthere its mostly black and w/o details. Its offsetting to have the leaves nice and sharp and then to have the main subject not in focus. Now if the head was more interesting then the shallow DOF would had worked. On the shot you start looking at the butterfly but your attention keeps getting drawn to those sharp leaves and they don't get enough competition from the subject which is the butterfly.

dallas

Excellent LCD, what's hiding in your backyard?

jwear

i am with harry --second time but first shot got to be a red x

LCD

Thanks for the feedback Harry and Scott. I have to agree that the leaves do pull your eyes - now that you point it out.
I've been working on getting more dof on my bugs - and my birds, but it did not help in this shot that the wings were moving. And, I'm notoriously bad about using a tripod - I just don't - so I try not to stop down too much.
Hmmm, tripod?? I guess it will work on the florals.

Thanks again for the feedback. I was working on a list for printing, and I think now that I will skip this b-fly.

Much appreciated,
Lisa

LCD

jwear wrote:

i am with harry --second time but first shot got to be a red x

OK, I'm a newbie here. You'll have to explain this one.

and thanks for commenting!

LCD

dallas wrote:

Excellent LCD, what's hiding in your backyard?

Thanks for the comment, dallas.
Not too much hides in the back yard as the dogs have complete access. So, the wildlife sticks mostly to the fy.

LCD

raptorcaptor wrote:

Really like the color saturation in the second photo!

Thanks for the comment Glenn.

LCD

saurora wrote:

Both are very nicely exposed and very rich colors!

Thanks, Saurora. appreciate the comment.

LCD

Dick on Aruba wrote:

Very beautiful captures LCD.

A lot of beauty is often going on in your backyard.

Thanks for sharing.

Dick.

Thanks for the comment Dick.

Was checking out Smuggy. She looks like a real sweatheart! And you must be one too for taking her in. I'm glad she's on the mend.