Morning Dew

untitled-ego · 1st March 2008

Here's an attempt focusing manually.
Done with my uncle's super vintage 70-210 SLR lens. As i am using a D40X, i had to do manual focusing.

I am new at photography so C&C are much appreciated.

Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May. Hoping to capture the morning dew against the green patch of grass!

yehosaphat · 1st March 2008

Space on the right is redundant. Would have gotten a greater impact if you got closer.

untitled-ego · 1st March 2008

Originally Posted by yehosaphat

Space on the right is redundant. Would have gotten a greater impact if you got closer.

thanks. would cropping it makes it look better?

yehosaphat · 1st March 2008

Cropping would help in a way but going closer either with a macro lens or ext tube will help even more

untitled-ego · 1st March 2008

yeah sure. no $$ for macro will see what i can do . thanks wil lcrop it soon

night86mare · 1st March 2008

cropping may improve the photograph, but the photograph needs to be improved in the first place before cropping - right now the arrangement of the elements in the picture are still relatively disorganised. exposure and focus and choice of aperture setting to give depth of field resultant is alright, but a different angle should be taken to make the picture more aesthetically pleasing - unless that is not what you are going for.

untitled-ego · 1st March 2008

alrite somehow i felt i should have taken it from a lower angle (as in shoot it upwards)

night86mare · 1st March 2008

Originally Posted by untitled-ego

alrite somehow i felt i should have taken it from a lower angle (as in shoot it upwards)

i am not a plant macro shooter, but what i meant was to find an angle whereby the division of all the stalks is more clear.

for some reason i always felt that shooting plant macro is not easy even though you do not experience the frustration you might get when shooting insects, etc. not easy to find the organisation within the mess

eikin does it very well though, you can see one of his galleries which displays the concept i am trying to convey.. here. sorry i cannot explain it in more detail, due to lack of experience.

1st March 2008	#1
untitled-ego Deregistered Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sembawang Posts: 139	Morning Dew Here's an attempt focusing manually. Done with my uncle's super vintage 70-210 SLR lens. As i am using a D40X, i had to do manual focusing. I am new at photography so C&C are much appreciated. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May. Hoping to capture the morning dew against the green patch of grass!

1st March 2008	#2
yehosaphat Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: North Posts: 2,599	Re: Morning Dew Space on the right is redundant. Would have gotten a greater impact if you got closer. __________________ Canon 5D mkII\|24-105mm F4 IS L\|70-200mm F4 IS L\|580EX\|and more coming! :P

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yehosaphat Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: North Posts: 2,599	Re: Morning Dew Cropping would help in a way but going closer either with a macro lens or ext tube will help even more __________________ Canon 5D mkII\|24-105mm F4 IS L\|70-200mm F4 IS L\|580EX\|and more coming! :P

1st March 2008	#5
untitled-ego Deregistered Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sembawang Posts: 139	Re: Morning Dew yeah sure. no $$ for macro will see what i can do . thanks wil lcrop it soon

1st March 2008	#6
night86mare Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: in your mind Posts: 19,330	Re: Morning Dew cropping may improve the photograph, but the photograph needs to be improved in the first place before cropping - right now the arrangement of the elements in the picture are still relatively disorganised. exposure and focus and choice of aperture setting to give depth of field resultant is alright, but a different angle should be taken to make the picture more aesthetically pleasing - unless that is not what you are going for. __________________ Gallery \| Dreamscapes 09 Pentaxian 伪君子之所以更可憎

1st March 2008	#7
untitled-ego Deregistered Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sembawang Posts: 139	Re: Morning Dew alrite somehow i felt i should have taken it from a lower angle (as in shoot it upwards)