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First shot with new macro lens
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BobenhamHotspur
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MagRat Garlic
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Re: First shot with new macro lens
Good start, BebenhamHotspur,
But how about taking this to the next level?
At the moment, you have a technically well captured image, but I've seen this image many, many times before. You have mastered the technique of exposure and focus and depth of field, but it's nothing to make me sit up and say wow.
Try going in a lot closer. So it's not immediately obvious what we're looking at. You could just crop this image, but I'd suggest you shoot a whole series of shots where you take just 10% of the seed head. Go REALLY CLOSE-UP. You obviously have the technique, so get creative.
If I was looking at just that darker centre section, then it'd take me a few moments to figure out what I'm looking at. And, as a photographer, you'd be saying, "hey, look at this ; it's amazing", which is what great photography is all about. Much better than any technically perfect, but rather commonplace, scientific looking close-up.
You could also play around with lighting ; even colouring your lights with gel filters. But different lighting would also transform this from a "scientific" image into an "art" photograph.
Have fun,
Rick
Here's a few quick crops done on my smartphone, just to show you some ideas:
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But how about taking this to the next level?
At the moment, you have a technically well captured image, but I've seen this image many, many times before. You have mastered the technique of exposure and focus and depth of field, but it's nothing to make me sit up and say wow.
Try going in a lot closer. So it's not immediately obvious what we're looking at. You could just crop this image, but I'd suggest you shoot a whole series of shots where you take just 10% of the seed head. Go REALLY CLOSE-UP. You obviously have the technique, so get creative.
If I was looking at just that darker centre section, then it'd take me a few moments to figure out what I'm looking at. And, as a photographer, you'd be saying, "hey, look at this ; it's amazing", which is what great photography is all about. Much better than any technically perfect, but rather commonplace, scientific looking close-up.
You could also play around with lighting ; even colouring your lights with gel filters. But different lighting would also transform this from a "scientific" image into an "art" photograph.
Have fun,
Rick
Here's a few quick crops done on my smartphone, just to show you some ideas:
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