first real go at Macro

went out Saturday for half hour and taken these there not much as iam just getting use to doing Marco but I will get there in the end I hope

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You picked a tough subject there Shaun, I've just deleted about 30 Damsel Fly shots.
The background is the key, your pics 1 and 2 are good of the fly ,whereas 3 is out of focus but you see more of the subject.
Contradicting myself here, in no 1 the background does show the detail in the wings

thanks iam still learning help is needed hee

Hi Shaun, it's very difficult for me to give you feedback on these, knowing you as well as I do! I'll give it a go though!

The first one is my favourite, it has a lot of detail and is very sharp in the right areas. The problem with it is that the Dragonfly is facing the wrong way, not your fault but it would be a lot more effective if it was 'head on'.

The third is my next favourite, BJP is right in that the focus is slightly behind where it should be - it's sharpest on the wing behind the insect rather than on the eyes.

The first and second suffer from being against a background that doesn't show off the Dragonflies to best effect - it might help to lift up the shadows a bit, also the second one is a little bit back-focussed.

If these are your first serious attempt at Macro I think they are an excellent set - my first macro images were nowhere near as good as this.

Regards
David

Title corrected.

For me the third is best. As David has said the first two suffer from a lack of definition between the subject and the background. But I speak as one who has tried and failed

For me the best macro is elegant simplicity, set the subject against a diffuse non-competing background, then focus on the nearest eye. Easier said than done though.

thanks for the help i do need it with this i will get there keep trying anyway

A lot better than my first attempts ( and many later ones too )

I like these - macro is a tricky thing IMHO

I'm amazed you managed to get close enough.

I was watching a brightly coloured dragonfly back in the summer, buzzing around me but it was too shy to sit still for me to take a photograph. I eventually gave up and simply enjoyed the sight of it

Thank you for sharing the pictures: they will help me to carry on trying.