2 insects, CC appereciated

[kamelean]

I was dragonfly hunting this morning, and I could not find any. I suppose it was too cold. Anyhow, I ended up snapping these 2 that I liked. Any CC on these?


Butterfly by kamelean, on Flickr


Grasshopper by kamelean, on Flickr

 

[Photographiend]

Would be nice if you could see a bit more detail on the first one. At least that is what I find most appealing in Macro.

 

[carolinajack]

I have to agree with photographiend. For me, detail is key in macro. Other people may not feel that way but I am just so interested in seeing these things in extreme detail.

The second one is pretty cool though

 

[cgipson1]

Pretty moth.. pretty hopper.. but either get closer, or do some cropping. Too much background.

 

[cgipson1]

I have to agree with photographiend. For me, detail is key in macro. Other people may not feel that way but I am just so interested in seeing these things in extreme detail.

The second one is pretty cool though

oooohhhh.. I like that! Extreme detail... my favorite!

 

[jowensphoto]

I do like the first one. The moth reminds me of a spunky little kid. IDK why, but I found humor in that image

 

[cgipson1]

I do like the first one. The moth reminds me of a spunky little kid. IDK why, but I found humor in that image

Jess.. you are lovely, but strange! lol! And that's OK!

 

[kamelean]

Since I missed a bit on the focus on the first one, I have all but given up on it. Here's a crop on the hopper. I took out as much of the background as I could without compromising the shot itself. Better?


Bug2Crop by kamelean, on Flickr

 

[cgipson1]

yes.. significantly better! Now one can actually see some detail.. for instance the nicely spotted eyes. Lovely!

 

[bunadski]

Don't place the subject in the center, rule of thirds. As for the crop on the grasshopper, cropping the left portion would have been better IMO. It give a feeling that the insect has space to move forward. Nice pics by the way!

 

[superasian]

Don't place the subject in the center, rule of thirds. As for the crop on the grasshopper, cropping the left portion would have been better IMO. It give a feeling that the insect has space to move forward. Nice pics by the way!

Agreed! These are very nice shots and I'm sure if you cropped the butterfly one a little, maybe did a rule of thirds composition like bunadski suggested, it'll look even more fantastic