Some nature macros:

[Brutus]

Here are a few macros I took on a recent trip.

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4. I just took this one because it was an interesting location for ants to be coming in and out of.

5. These guys were on a rock about 6" from the ants

 

[jvgig]

1 i don't think it is close enough to be overly interesting; nice detail however

2 the blurred out leaves on the left are very distracting

3 the tones are very interesting. very abstract feeling. my favorite

4 its too hard to see the ants

5 again, the background is distracting

 

[photo28]

1 i don't think it is close enough to be overly interesting; nice detail however

2 the blurred out leaves on the left are very distracting

3 the tones are very interesting. very abstract feeling. my favorite

4 its too hard to see the ants

5 again, the background is distracting

I agree mostly, but if you crop number 5 a little bit you might get the picture you are looking for with having to much distracting leaves, branches, etc in the way. #5 is my favorite also seems has the most detail out of them all.

 

[Brutus]

Hm, with #2 I was trying to get a photo with that stark drop off in focus, but a different background would definitely have been better. With #5, would you mind cropping it to the point where you feel it makes the background less distracting?

 

[250Gimp]

Nice shots.

I like where you were going with the feather, but it seems a bit soft to me. Or maybe it just needs a bit more DOF.

Cheers