Sandra Irwin
March 2019 - Close up of a tree trunk
Original
About the Image(s)
I shot it with my Canon 5D Mark IV and my Canon Compact Macro 50 mm Lens. ISO 100, f3.5, 1/60 sec. This is a close up of a tree trunk, cropped a bit and gently warmed up in Lightroom.
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9 comments posted
(Group 65)
Hi Sandra, this is an interesting subject with lots of possibilities. Lots of earth tones and many interesting lines. My eye keeps searching for a center of interest.
I really don't find anything sharp, maybe some bark fragments on the right edge. I think it would have been better to use an ISO of 200 to give you a higher shutter speed or better yet, use a tripod. I also like to manually focus. Maybe a little more DOF would help.
This image has many possibilities for macro images, but to my eye, you have to get much closer and search these out. Posted: 03/08/2019 15:55:29
I really don't find anything sharp, maybe some bark fragments on the right edge. I think it would have been better to use an ISO of 200 to give you a higher shutter speed or better yet, use a tripod. I also like to manually focus. Maybe a little more DOF would help.
This image has many possibilities for macro images, but to my eye, you have to get much closer and search these out. Posted: 03/08/2019 15:55:29
Hi, Sandra.
Glad you included the original as it more attractively show off the details of the trunk. It is generally sharper and more natural looking. Your crop to me did not seem to add anything to the image. Perhaps you might experiment with the original again. It had good contrast of darks and light tones and some interesting detail to work with. Posted: 03/08/2019 16:12:18
Glad you included the original as it more attractively show off the details of the trunk. It is generally sharper and more natural looking. Your crop to me did not seem to add anything to the image. Perhaps you might experiment with the original again. It had good contrast of darks and light tones and some interesting detail to work with. Posted: 03/08/2019 16:12:18
(Groups 64 & 95)
I've got to agree with the above. Interesting textures and colours, and the cropping has simplified the picture, which I like. But the interest is in the detail, and so it has to be much sharper in my view. The sharpness does seem to vary with distance, so I'd suggest it's not a shutter speed issue, more a focus error. Posted: 03/08/2019 17:22:40
(Group 65)
Stuart is right about the focus. Posted: 03/08/2019 18:36:14
Thanks so much to all so far -- I'm learning a lot here!
Posted: 03/08/2019 17:35:27
Posted: 03/08/2019 17:35:27
Dear Sandra
Agree with all comments, the subject having lots of possibilities, definitely, you will get lots of design elements from it, try it again if you are taking with 50mm lens keep your shutter speed more than 1/80 and use a tripod. here the image is off focus due to shaking.
keep clicking Posted: 03/17/2019 03:14:48
Agree with all comments, the subject having lots of possibilities, definitely, you will get lots of design elements from it, try it again if you are taking with 50mm lens keep your shutter speed more than 1/80 and use a tripod. here the image is off focus due to shaking.
keep clicking Posted: 03/17/2019 03:14:48
Thank you so much. I am just an amateur and I appreciate the learning opportunity you are all giving me! Posted: 03/17/2019 22:06:59
(Groups 0 & 53)
It's important, when shooting handheld, to either have enough shutter speed to alleviate any camera shake or enough light on the subject to allow for a smaller aperture.
As others have already said. a tripod can be your best friend when shooting macro, because the tiniest movement is greatly magnified as we get close to our subject. At my age, using a tripod, or at the very least a monopod, is a requirement. d;¬{D Posted: 03/22/2019 23:53:24
As others have already said. a tripod can be your best friend when shooting macro, because the tiniest movement is greatly magnified as we get close to our subject. At my age, using a tripod, or at the very least a monopod, is a requirement. d;¬{D Posted: 03/22/2019 23:53:24
The subject is very interesting even it has been a hard test for you. It's very important you're trying, as we do continuously, to improve our photography. Congratulations. Posted: 03/28/2019 04:34:37