butterfly

artlessjo · 7th November 2005

taken at the zoo, with a 50mm lens, around 2pm.
hows the composition of the photograph?
should i have included the entire hand in? leaving out the negative space on the right?
thanks guys!

espion · 7th November 2005

I think there is too much hand to the left. More black maybe better.

richliow · 8th November 2005

Originally Posted by artlessjo

taken at the zoo, with a 50mm lens, around 2pm.
hows the composition of the photograph?
should i have included the entire hand in? leaving out the negative space on the right?
thanks guys!

seem like the focus is off...
the focuse is partly taken by the thumb and the left side of the butterfly...

it will be good to fully focus on the butterfly

eikin · 8th November 2005

i find the long frame uncomfortable.

you have correctly focussed on the butterfly's eyes (though they are small and dark and not easy to see) you'll probably need more DOF (increase f stop) or use flash to fill in more details on the butterfly..

wong1979 · 8th November 2005

Interesting...how is it that u got a butterfly to land on ur hand?

Contrary to cropping out the black area, I feel that cropping out most of the hand is better.

Sharpion · 9th November 2005

i'm still a newb, but just wanna i really like ur pic

artlessjo · 9th November 2005

the hand in the picture belonged to my classmate, and it only stayed on her hand for like 2 secs, was quite fortunate to be just next to her to capture the moment.

i was on AF at that time, and so focus maybe off since i aimed a little too low.

as for dof, you guys think its too shallow?
i was on f1.4 i think, thus everything else seemed blur ,
next time perhaps i should have used f2 instead?[i doubt there will be a next time though!]haha

thanks guys for your comments!

anyone with experiences of shooting butterflies?care to share?
very delicate yet beautiful creatures!

7th November 2005	#1
artlessjo Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 110	butterfly taken at the zoo, with a 50mm lens, around 2pm. hows the composition of the photograph? should i have included the entire hand in? leaving out the negative space on the right? thanks guys!

7th November 2005	#2
espion Deregistered Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,533	Re: butterfly I think there is too much hand to the left. More black maybe better.

8th November 2005	#4
eikin Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: 東京 Tokyo Posts: 10,920	Re: butterfly i find the long frame uncomfortable. you have correctly focussed on the butterfly's eyes (though they are small and dark and not easy to see) you'll probably need more DOF (increase f stop) or use flash to fill in more details on the butterfly.. __________________ APAD

8th November 2005	#5
wong1979 Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 540	Re: butterfly Interesting...how is it that u got a butterfly to land on ur hand? Contrary to cropping out the black area, I feel that cropping out most of the hand is better.

9th November 2005	#6
Sharpion Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tampines Posts: 211	Re: butterfly i'm still a newb, but just wanna i really like ur pic

9th November 2005	#7
artlessjo Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 110	Re: butterfly the hand in the picture belonged to my classmate, and it only stayed on her hand for like 2 secs, was quite fortunate to be just next to her to capture the moment. i was on AF at that time, and so focus maybe off since i aimed a little too low. as for dof, you guys think its too shallow? i was on f1.4 i think, thus everything else seemed blur , next time perhaps i should have used f2 instead?[i doubt there will be a next time though!]haha thanks guys for your comments! anyone with experiences of shooting butterflies?care to share? very delicate yet beautiful creatures!