My first attempts at close up

[mattmo]

Hello all

Took these in the summer a few days after getting my camera.
C & C welcome

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/mattmo_04/P1020001.jpg


http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/mattmo_04/P1020005.jpg

Cheers
(matt) Mo

[Venomator]

And pretty good first attempts they are too Matt ... especially with a new camera too ... :thumbs:

The first ... seems a little over-exposed and slightly oof ...imo ... but good subject and general composition ... it would work better if you can catch the subjects head/eyes rather than just its back ...:thinking:

The second one is spoilt by having two subjects ... draws the eye back & forth ... and again you have captured their backs ... :shrug:

You also need to be wary of the background ... try and avoid lighter stuff that is distracting ... and close down the DoF a touch too ...all imo of course ...:D

Good shots to practice with though ...;)


:p

[mattmo]

And pretty good first attempts they are too Matt ... especially with a new camera too ... :thumbs:

The first ... seems a little over-exposed and slightly oof ...imo ... but good subject and general composition ... it would work better if you can catch the subjects head/eyes rather than just its back ...:thinking:

The second one is spoilt by having two subjects ... draws the eye back & forth ... and again you have captured their backs ... :shrug:

You also need to be wary of the background ... try and avoid lighter stuff that is distracting ... and close down the DoF a touch too ...all imo of course ...:D

Good shots to practice with though ...;)


:p

Thanks for your comments:)

I have got soooooooooo much to learn!

Cheers

(matt) Mo

[dod]

The green one nailed it mattmo, good tries though :)

[oldgit]

Watch your ISO / Exposure.
Both shots look somewhat noisy. This generally either results from having under exposed and correcting later or ISO>=1600.

If you don't already shoot in RAW there is much more colour space to play.
(Under exposed shots dont post process well in either case)

[CT]

Good efforts Matt in what looks like contrasty and difficult light. Think about using a tripod or monopod for macro shots, I rarely attempt macro shots without a tripod, but my hand holding at these close distances is rubbish.