rlemert
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Went out yesterday to one of the local nature parks to try and get some a) exercise, and b) photo practice. Most of the shots were either fairly pedestrian or fatally flawed. I think I was killing my DOF by zooming in and having the aperture wide open, so I'm seeing a lot of "missed focus" shots. These are the three "best" - which doesn't necessarily imply "good".
1) Spider
Spider by Rich1760, on Flickr
I think the focus is a little in front of him, but the other shot was even worse. May also be too centered, but I think having the leaf off to the right offsets that a little bit. (Sharpened in Raw Therapee, but otherwise SOOC)
2) Dragonfly
Dragonfly by Rich1760, on Flickr
Personally, this is probably the best of the set. If anything, maybe crop a little more off the right? (Cropped and sharpened)
3) Lizard
Lizard by Rich1760, on Flickr
I think he's probably a little soft, and certainly not much DOF to work with (the tail goes out of focus fairly quickly). Could possibly also stand to be a bit brighter, but when I tried to adjust it didn't look right. (Some positive exposure comp, sharpened, and cropped)
1) Spider
Spider by Rich1760, on Flickr
I think the focus is a little in front of him, but the other shot was even worse. May also be too centered, but I think having the leaf off to the right offsets that a little bit. (Sharpened in Raw Therapee, but otherwise SOOC)
2) Dragonfly
Dragonfly by Rich1760, on Flickr
Personally, this is probably the best of the set. If anything, maybe crop a little more off the right? (Cropped and sharpened)
3) Lizard
Lizard by Rich1760, on Flickr
I think he's probably a little soft, and certainly not much DOF to work with (the tail goes out of focus fairly quickly). Could possibly also stand to be a bit brighter, but when I tried to adjust it didn't look right. (Some positive exposure comp, sharpened, and cropped)