Flowers in my Backyard

[helloyo53]

Well actually they are my neighbours flowers, but they go through the fence, so we get to admire them too.

I couldn't get my camera to focus properly, so they aren't as sharp as I would've liked them to be, but I still like them.

Feedback is much appreciated!

 

[xiangji]

Yeh you are right about them not being sharp...they all seem to lack detail.

Also wack them on photoshop to boost the colours maybe to touch them up.

:thumbup: :razz:

 

[DigitalScape]

I agree that the focus is a tad off. According to the EXIF info, you are shooting these with a wide open aperture and a fairly slow shutter speed. The slow/long shutter speed may be causing some of the focus issues if your were not shooting on a tripod. The composition of the images has everything pretty much centered - I would suggest that you move the subject off center -- i.e. rule of thirds

 

[helloyo53]

I agree that the focus is a tad off. According to the EXIF info, you are shooting these with a wide open aperture and a fairly slow shutter speed. The slow/long shutter speed may be causing some of the focus issues if your were not shooting on a tripod. The composition of the images has everything pretty much centered - I would suggest that you move the subject off center -- i.e. rule of thirds

I was using just plain old macro mode. Would it have been better if I had used full manual so I can change the shutter speed and aperture? And for this, would I want to use a high aperture number like 6.4 or a low one like 2?

I am well aware of the rule of thirds, but I was so frustrated that I would have been just happy to get some kind of picture.