Weekend Macros 1/2

[Michael]

From the recent weekend outing in the SBG. Comments and critiques welcome.

Coupling Grasshoppers
D70 + Sigma Macro 105/2.8
ISO200, 1/60, f8.0, flash, on tripod



Tiny Frog
D70 + Sigma Macro 105/2.8
ISO200, 1/60, f5.0, fill-in flash, hand held



Damselfly
D70 + Sigma Macro 105/2.8
ISO200, 1/40, f13.0, fill-in flash, hand held



Pink Dragonfly
D70 + Sigma Macro 105/2.8
ISO200, 1/40, f13.0, fill-in flash, hand held



Blue Dragonfly
D70 + Sigma Macro 105/2.8
ISO200, 1/60, f11.0, on tripod

[tltan]

First one is a good catch but a tighter crop might work better to minimize background?

Second frog pic is nice too but the purple oof flower is catching attention from the duller but cute frog =p

I love the 4th picture most. So nice the capture. Sharp too. The black background in this case works for me. But one minor nitpick is that the damselfly seems to have two tails, the sharp one pointing upwards and the oof red leaf? if that was slightly to the left, this is a very nice nice nice picture. I like the pose!

Regards,
tltan

[Michael]

#1 i will try with tighter crop
#2 the purple was the thing that attracted me in this shot....
#3 the second tail fo the damsel is a fish swimming in the pond below... should have waited for the thing to move... got anotherone from the side, will post it later

[Michael]

here the pink dragon from another angle

[tltan]

somehow I like the initial picture. The two fish swimming added another perspective. Nice!