a moth

I like this photo, however I think it could be improved with a smaller aperature to give more Depth of Field. When I shoot macro I always have to check, re-check, and repeat it seems to get it looking the way I want :)

This is a picture from my macro presentationhttp://www.photo.net/photodb/presentation?presentation_id=132050

 

Please comment and rate it (there are some more explanations inside the presentation)

Thanks - Itai

I see you're point but the minimal focus is on purpose. I like to have the focus line as a subject in the picture.

But you can bet on it that youre comment will be in my mind the next time I shoot macro

Thanks - itai

 

This is the first insect shot I've ever commented on. Great shot! The color and limited focus really make this stand out.

Excellent shot and brilliant use of color and composition.

Great lighting, perspective, and vision. If this was one of mine, I'd be wondering if one or two stops smaller would look better and wished I'd tried it (or had the time to try it) to see if I could get the other wing eye in the focus zone without ruining the fade or perspective.

There are lots of butterfly images with as much as possible in focus - boring. That's the reason why I like the use of limited DOF in this picture (as I like to use it myself...).

 

Also the even, out of focus background contributes in a fiting way to the image.

 

The only point: I would probably prefer a slightly brighter exposition.

I'm a big fan of shallow depth of field. I like this shot. My only criticism is that what's in focus doesn't appear all that sharp. I've shot with the Minolta 100/2.8 Macro. I know it's capable of great sharpness, even with wide apertures. I'm not sure about how you shot this photo so I don't know why it doesn't appear sharp. The scan? technique?

I'd like to answer some of you're questions:

First of all - the "trick" of this picture is that it is actually shoot upside down (!) the moth is actually hanging from the bottom of the leaf ...

The brilliant color of the leaf is achieved because the sunrays are actually penetrating thru it and not reflecting from it.

To get some light on the subject I used a white straw hat as a reflector.As to the focus question - the slide is in perfect focus - my scanner is the problem.If Ill get a better scan of this Ill post it.

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This is a unique angle to shoot at the moth. Nice one!

Beautiful color. However the picture lacks sharpness in most areas. Sharpness is only concentraded on the head of the insect seems like. Otherwise nice shot!