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Hello,

I took a couple of photographs of this yellow shield bug in my garden.

He was sitting on an eggplant and I really liked the yellow against

the purple plant. Please critiques and comments are very appreciated.

Your comments help me learn how to improve my photos.

Thank you for viewing my photo.

I like your take on it. Nice colors, nicely positioned elements. Of course it would have been nice to get that other antenna in focus too, but that isn't a serious issue.  Very nice natural history image.

Kyle,

wouldn't it be better to crop out that stem on the right part of the image? It doesn't deliver any information on the subject of the photo, apart from the fact that the critter is sitting on a plant with more than one stems.

That's my two cents.

Cheers!

Sam

Douglas - Thank you very much for taking the time to leave a comment on my photo. I agree with you I would have very much liked to have both antennae in focus. I am still getting more comfortable with my 105mm macro lens and trying to learn how to control my DoF accurately. This one was the best focus shot that I got that day. If you notice a little bit of the very center of his back is out of focus as well. 

Sam - Thank you for your comment and suggestion. I tried cropping this photo various different ways and I decided on this one because I felt it had the strongest composition. I tried cropping out the branch on the right but because its angle was so steep and it runs underneath the insect I would have to crop too tightly to the insect in order to get it out of the photo entirely. I decided to leave it in because it strengthened the diagonal composition. I will go back and try some different ways to crop the photo now and see what results I can get. 

Hi Kyle,

A good looking image. However, there is a better approach.

You were too close to the subject.

Using F/11 is not necessary if you watch your working distance.

With the Nikon D7000 and the excellent Nikkor 105 set to a faster stop, like F/5.6 or F/8 , the DOF would be there and the increase in definition from the lens to your camera would easily make up for the range difference. Enlarging a well shot small image is better than making compromises for getting too close.

Best Regards,  Mike