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megaweb · 14th April 2003

Shutter speed: 1/100 sec
Aperture: 16
ISO: 100

Pokka · 14th April 2003

the leaf in the center is very distracting...

Falcon · 14th April 2003

Very well-exposed shot. It would be perfect without the leaf but still a very good shot.

jasphotography · 14th April 2003

I actually quite like the leave at the foreground. Without it, the picture will just look like any other clean, if not, clinical staged shot. As it is now with the out of focused leave, it depicts naturally the leafy environment the iguana was in.

I see that you've used an aperture of f16 to retain DOF of the iguana. The trade off was the slight distracted leave at the bottom centre.

Would using f8 or f11 be a good compromise?

You have done well to have kept the eye in focus.

megaweb · 17th April 2003

Thanks for the critique ... actually I was taking some insect shots and it came in front of me ... I approached it slowly in a distance of 1 feet and keep as low as possible (actually my 2 arms were resting on the ground) .. I agree the grass look a bit of distracting but I kind of like its eye expression ...

below show the eye part blow up (100%) without USM ...

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Pokka Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,354	the leaf in the center is very distracting... __________________ My online photo gallery!

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megaweb Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: East Posts: 8,106	Thanks for the critique ... actually I was taking some insect shots and it came in front of me ... I approached it slowly in a distance of 1 feet and keep as low as possible (actually my 2 arms were resting on the ground) .. I agree the grass look a bit of distracting but I kind of like its eye expression ... below show the eye part blow up (100%) without USM ... __________________ See my Photo Gallery at the Clubsnap \| Pbase

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Falcon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,869	Very well-exposed shot. It would be perfect without the leaf but still a very good shot.

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jasphotography Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,362	I actually quite like the leave at the foreground. Without it, the picture will just look like any other clean, if not, clinical staged shot. As it is now with the out of focused leave, it depicts naturally the leafy environment the iguana was in. I see that you've used an aperture of f16 to retain DOF of the iguana. The trade off was the slight distracted leave at the bottom centre. Would using f8 or f11 be a good compromise? You have done well to have kept the eye in focus.