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Critiques and comments welcome.

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Hi Kyle,

Nice color contrast makes this an appealing image.

I noticed a pattern of your use of F/11 and 1/160 second for many macro shots.

First off, you are limiting the potential of your Nikkor 105mm lens by stopping it down so much. 

In this image, the bug is not oriented well enough to get everything into focus anyway. Either wait until his position is better or shoot at a faster f-stop to improve the definition of the forward part of the bug. You could also take a different perspective (if you can move around) to get a better angle for the shot.

With a faster f-stop, the ISO would drop, further improving the image characteristics. The shutter speed would become faster , further providing a "freeze" action to the subjects at close range focus.

Final suggestion (I have made this to you on another image), move back a bit. The working distance does not have to be minimal for a great shot. Your lens and camera can provide an excellent result even if the bug were 1/2 as large on the sensor when you take the image. There are less DOF trade-offs when you have more working distance, too.

Best Regards,  Mike