Morning Macros

[The Dark]

Taken these 2 day at around 7.30a.m while the critters are still in active. Happy to share with you guys and feel free to C&C. Thanks

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p10/Sundewara/Morning1.jpg

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p10/Sundewara/Morning2.jpg

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p10/Sundewara/Morning3.jpg

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p10/Sundewara/Morning4.jpg

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p10/Sundewara/Morning5.jpg

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p10/Sundewara/Morning6.jpg

All images taken with Nikon D50 and Tokina ATX100ProD and APO Sigma 70-300

[Caveman]

nice shots, just a few comments from me as,

#1, an unusual angle, seems like the white is over blown a bit and the wings is not sharp. You may probably need to increase the DOF or shoot parallel and make sure the wings is in the focus range.

#2, Prefer to see the whole butterfly, again the wings is out of focus.

#3, This is ok but the subject is not colorful enough to draw attention of the viewers. Choose a more colorful dragon next time, and try not to place subject in the centre.

#4, Eyes are not sharp, the over blown leaf is distracting

#5, Not sharp, did you use tripod or probably you need to bump up the shutter a bit.

#6, Not really sure what you want to show here, the leaf or the water droplet. If it is the later, then it is out of focus a bit.

My taste !

[alancheong7]

Sifu Cave has spoken :D
Hmmm, the colour .... looks like you need nikon glass to go with that nikon bod after all :D:D

[The Dark]

Sifu Cave has spoken :D
Hmmm, the colour .... looks like you need nikon glass to go with that nikon bod after all :D:D

Thanks for the comments guys. I used a tripod but may need a remote relase to minimise shake. The DOF is quite shallow maybe bcoz its a 300mm.

[galee]

Thanks for the comments guys. I used a tripod but may need a remote relase to minimise shake. The DOF is quite shallow maybe bcoz its a 300mm.

err... i don think its due to 300mm ler... should be due to the F stop u r using :D correct me if i am wrong

[The Dark]

err... i don think its due to 300mm ler... should be due to the F stop u r using :D correct me if i am wrong

If Im not mistaken I use f11 for most of the picts, Maybe not small enough for 300mm?:?

[Crazymalaysian]

The Dark, the longer your focal length, the less your DOF. Also, getting closer decreases your DOF. Shoot further away, zoom less, and stop down aperture to get more DOF.