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Was bored one day so went out with my macro extension tube and took some photos in my garden. What can I improve or fix? Although it is hard to worry about composition as much when the lens in touching the subject. None of the images are cropped except the first one which I made square.

Butterfly


Water droplet


Water droplet


Snail


Cheers
Chris

That third is interesting - I'm drawn to the sort of chrystaline structure in the water. I think the bright yellow flower on the right and the bright out of focus leaf on the left could probably have been excluded to remove the distraction perhaps.

The butterfly is beautifully done! I admire both the square crop and the decision to go to B&W for a usually colourful shot. I think the second blade of grass really adds dimension to it and I get the feeling it's about to take off.

Wow Chris - love #3 - not only is the central focus nice and sharp, but it's got an intriguing composition as well. I'm with Rodney on the yellow flower though - I find it a bit distracting, but you get what you get

Remorhaz wrote:That third is interesting - I'm drawn to the sort of chrystaline structure in the water. I think the bright yellow flower on the right and the bright out of focus leaf on the left could probably have been excluded to remove the distraction perhaps.

I totally agree with the yellow flower being distracting and could crop a bit of the out of focus leaf too.

Peanut wrote:The butterfly is beautifully done! I admire both the square crop and the decision to go to B&W for a usually colourful shot. I think the second blade of grass really adds dimension to it and I get the feeling it's about to take off.

Thanks mate, was happy how it turned out and love the deep blacks giving it that high contrast and definition of the butterfly's patterns.

stubbsy wrote:Wow Chris - love #3 - not only is the central focus nice and sharp, but it's got an intriguing composition as well. I'm with Rodney on the yellow flower though - I find it a bit distracting, but you get what you get

Thanks stubbsy and that yellow flower bugs me too. Should have just pushed it out of the frame but thought it would add to the photo until I saw it on the big screen and didn't like it.

Love the composition and lines in #1. That is a top shot.

#3 also has very nice tones. Would suit a nice canvas print.

surenj wrote:Love the composition and lines in #1. That is a top shot.

#3 also has very nice tones. Would suit a nice canvas print.

Thanks Surenj


This is an edit of #3 (cut out flower and tighter crop):



Better?