Garden shoot - macro - CC please

[mkoop]

I found a great botanical garden that only charges $1 admission! I finally got a chance to shoot something besides snow since getting my camera!

C&C welcome, any tips for improvement are greatly appreciated.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

 

[rickabobaloey]

The bright color of that bird in the first picture against the backdrop of green leaves is lovely! Been nice if you could've captured it from a different angle as to not have the branch cutting across its body and a little bit of its beak. though the branches does frame its face.

 

[Cuzzy]

Might be me but the bird looks a little out of focus, other than that the flower pictures look great!

 

[FoggyLens]

Bird looks a little out of focus to me too. Love the flowers!! Great job!

 

[reznap]

hello everyone

 

[mkoop]

Thanks for the feedback all - the bird is a little out of focus and I wish I had the end to its beak

I wish they had let me take my tripod in, would have made things far easier.

and...

Hello! lol

 

[Cuzzy]

I think we get that you are a new user, didnt have to post it 5 times....anywhoo OP you mind posting what setup you have/took the pics with?

 

[mkoop]

anywhoo OP you mind posting what setup you have/took the pics with?

The photo of the bird was taken with a Tamron SP 70-300.
The flowers were all shot with a Tamron 90mm Macro.
Both were on a D200 body. :thumbup:

 

[bazooka]

I think on-camera flash with macro is no bueno.

 

[Ron Evers]

Might be me but the bird looks a little out of focus, other than that the flower pictures look great!

Yes & quite noisy.

 

[mkoop]

I think on-camera flash with macro is no bueno.

A nice flash system is the next thing on my list of "wants". But without one and no tripods allowed in there I felt kind of limited. Is there something else I could have done?


@Ron - Thanks I was so concentrated on the bird itself I didn't even notice the noise in my personal review of the photo I'll have to take some more bird shots as this one just didn't pan out.

 

[Rit]

Nice pictues! alot of pretty colors and a good variety as well! Just like others said, the bird is a little out of focus, but it's sometimes hard to catch wildlife, and maybe the white flowers picture is a little too bright. Might be just me, but it almost seems like my eyes go to that little section in the upper right where there is no flowers.

 

[mkoop]

Nice pictues! alot of pretty colors and a good variety as well! Just like others said, the bird is a little out of focus, but it's sometimes hard to catch wildlife, and maybe the white flowers picture is a little too bright. Might be just me, but it almost seems like my eyes go to that little section in the upper right where there is no flowers.

Thanks - I played around with that shot quite a bit, I have a shot with those little star things in the upper right (I think your talking about) in focus and the flowers out of focus. Still a neat shot just didn't like it as much personally. Was trying to play with DOF in this shot

 

[iNick]

nice shots! the only thing besides the bird that bothers me is the peddles in number 5 seem over exposed, but it's probably a personal preference thing. good job!

 

[o hey tyler]

I think on-camera flash with macro is no bueno.

A nice flash system is the next thing on my list of "wants". But without one and no tripods allowed in there I felt kind of limited. Is there something else I could have done?

Since they don't allow tripods, bring a monopod and stick it to the man.