Wide Open Macro

[Fabs Forns]

For some reason, small apertures and I don't get along :( And I tried, but the results were more satisfactory to my tastes with the lens wide open. You be the judge!

D3, Sigma 150mm macro plus 1.4X
wide open @ f/4, 1/4000, ISO 2500
hand held with lots of wind

A manipulated version is available at the Out of the Box Gallery:
http://birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php?t=11220

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hi Fabs,
As you know........I'm the exact opposite!............but you continue to show me the "other side". My only recommendation on thes one.....may be to blur/get rid of the antenna going out of the frame.......as it seems too sharp for the rest of the image?????
I'm trying wide open!!!!..........????

[Robert O'Toole]

Fabs, love the colors and the munching Katydid. The purple and yellow and the super soft light look great.

The only thing I would change that I think would make the image better would be to crop some from the right to get rid of the OOF back leg.

I give up trying to fit all the legs and antennae when I photograph these guys.

Robert

[John Cooper]

Nice and sharp where it counts Fabs. The beautiful soft BG 'compensates' for the shallow DOF ;)

[Mike Moats]

I think the wide open worked well for this shot.