First Macro photo

11 years 7 months ago - 11 years 7 months ago #250191 by qubit
I took this picture with a zoom lens. It was shot at 300mm using Nikon D5000. Processed with Camera RAW Plugin and Viveza. Noise Reduction by Topaz DeNoise 5. I really want to discover an efficient way to take macro photos using zoom lens. Comments and Constructive Criticism highly appreciated.




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11 years 7 months ago #250205 by Darrell
What was your F Stop? It is hard to tell what the part of the flower is the subject. The focus seems to be the right petal :beerbang:

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11 years 7 months ago #250215 by garyrhook
Overall, a lovely photo, pretty flower, good tones.

Agree with the question above, insofar as the leaf on the left is also in focus, competing for attention. And those 2 little brown spots in the left half are distracting to my eye.

But definitely on the right track!


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11 years 7 months ago #250238 by qubit
Shot at f 8.0. The problem was wind and the location of the flower. I had fixed the focal length at 300mm i.e. at the maximum zoom and was moving back and forth trying to capture the shot. I was mostly trying to focus on the stamen and right leaf.

Thanks for looking at it.


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11 years 7 months ago #250514 by bluesydude
Great first attempt! :judge: The colors are wonderful and rich! Focus is always tricky with macro! Keep shooting and evaluate your shots based on your settings and you'll find what works and what doesn't.

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