Buggy McBugface – Light Stalking

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- August 29, 2020 at 9:28 am #456014
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  1/500th f/5.4 ISO 320 shot on a d810 with a 60mm macro lens.
  
  Hit me.
- August 29, 2020 at 11:18 pm #456078
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  First off great title. 🙂 There sure are a lot of weird looking bugs in this world. I generally don’t spend much time in the shark tank but I’ll take a stab at it.
  
  As fun as it is to see anything defy the laws of gravity, for me personally it’s a more comfortable image to look at with McBugface right side up. I’m not sure where the halo around the leaf’s edge comes from but doesn’t look right. In my edit I did nothing to deal with the leaf. Just flipped it, small crop and reduced some noise.
  - August 30, 2020 at 9:11 pm #456183
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    @pentaxfan – yours looks way sharper on my screen. Strange.
- August 30, 2020 at 3:12 am #456094
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  This one lacks sufficient interest overall Rob. I don’t think any change is going to alter that. Sorry mate… 😉
- August 30, 2020 at 6:47 am #456105
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  As Dave has said: flip it. The halo looks weird – maybe strong post-process (I often make halo with too much Clarity = contrast in middle tones / CaptureOne)?
  
  Back of the bug isn’t sharp. Yes, get whole subject sharp in macro photography is very hard. Whether the subject is totall yparallel to camera chip or you use focus stacking (not usable with live subject).
  
  And as Tobie has said: I miss more interesting background. Or “zoom” more and have much bigger subject in frame. But it depends on your camera macro setup.
- August 30, 2020 at 6:57 am #456107
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  I don’t know if uploading example of my critique is ok or not… If not tell me please…
  
  What I mean concerning more interesting background (it’s definitely not perfect image, the bug is not perfectly sharp, but as an example only…):
  - September 1, 2020 at 7:16 am #456339
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    I agree, the background can make or break the entire piece. I like this one, Peter. Even if the bug isn’t super sharp.
    
    @admin, find yourself a cuter bug, too 🙂
    - September 1, 2020 at 8:15 am #456357
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      Lol – @glegg – I try! But Aussie bugs are all brown. 🙁
      
      I can’t wait to visit the butterfly park in Malaysia again.
- August 30, 2020 at 11:29 am #456128
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  Something about the depth of field bothers me. The bug looks disconnected from the environment. Maybe go in and blur everything except the bug.
- August 30, 2020 at 9:13 pm #456184
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  I see what you guys mean about that halo. Weird thing is that it’s actually there in the original RAW. Messing with the light brings it out a lot more though.
- August 30, 2020 at 9:13 pm #456185
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  Good to see the Sharks are biting today though. 😉
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