Amateur first outside shots

Memory

I took some photos this morning outside. This is my first attempt. Nothing special and I would appreciate some input on how I could improve or just general impressions.










Thanks,

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Lord Vetinari

Welcome to the forum.
LOvely series esp for first go- esp like the lilly in #1.

You need to be careful with macro shots - especially flowers of what is in the background. For example #1 is slightly spoilt by the oof stem on the left but you could easuily clone that out.
Shots with both bugs and a flower are difficult- you need to make sure what is the primary subject and compose the shot primarily for that, so in #3 the pic is composed better for the flower than it is for the snail , the latter is too centred. Always try to give bugs more room in the direction they are looking.

Brian V.

Memory

Thanks for the feedback.

Lord Vetinari wrote:

Welcome to the forum.
LOvely series esp for first go- esp like the lilly in #1.

You need to be careful with macro shots - especially flowers of what is in the background. For example #1 is slightly spoilt by the oof stem on the left but you could easuily clone that out.
Shots with both bugs and a flower are difficult- you need to make sure what is the primary subject and compose the shot primarily for that, so in #3 the pic is composed better for the flower than it is for the snail , the latter is too centred. Always try to give bugs more room in the direction they are looking.

Brian V.

Thank you for the response. I go back and look at my shots after reading your comment and I see everything that you are talking about. The suggestions are greatly appreciated.

I browsed your collection and your work is amazing and inspiring. This is my first round of macros and it really encourages me that you think there may be some potential.

Skippy

Memory wrote:

I took some photos this morning outside. This is my first attempt. Nothing special and I would appreciate some input on how I could improve or just general impressions.

Thanks,

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Hi there Memory, I see our Resident Macro Guru Brian has given you some very useful tips already

Don't forget to check out the link to many of Brians wonderful tutorials,
he is truly a master at Macro Photography and we are very very pleased to have him on board.

http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=50752

Considering your just starting out with Macro I can already see that you are way on the RIGHT track ... thanks for sharing ... Skippy
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GOLDENORFE

Welcome Memory, day lily shot best, could do with lightening a touch with curves or levels & as brian commented clone out the stem on left in background.
keep on shooting and posting,
phil
http://www.flickr.com/photos/goldenorfe/