Nick you have a technically superb image, exposure focus and DOF are all excellent, colour rendition is also good.
I am not entirely sure about the crop size, for me it is a very busy image and I wonder if you might have better illustrated the doubtless beauty more effectively by either going in tighter or conversely showing the whole insect, it will be interesting to see what other people think.
It is indeed a beautiful image. I agree though with Johnathan, it may look even better with a lesser crop. The tight crop here appear to give more prominence to the drops then the main subject (assuming subject is the damsel).
Thanks for your replies Jonathan and Bobo. I think this crop is more or less how I took the photo, I think it may have been about my first attempt at early morning photography so I got excited about the dew drops and wanted to emphasize them, although maybe not the most aesthetic approach.
Hi Nick and welcome to the Macro forum! This is an outstanding image in many respects - the light, sharpness, and background are all first rate. The water droplets add a lot of interest and I like the diagonal of the stem. I'm wondering if you have just a bit of room on the left such that the wing edge doesn't touch the corner and the one water drop isn't clipped. (This is a minor comment on a very strong image.) I look forward to seeing more of your macro work!
Hey Nick,
Welcome to the forum! I like the comp but do wonder if you had gone to f/11 the wings may have come more into focus......without sacrificing that wonderful BG. I think this is a great start for you in the forum!!!
This is a killer capture, Nick. I am so glad to see you posting here too. Love all those water drops and the amazing colors you have captured. The perch and BG are just right.
I just viewed this image thread for the first time in a while because I was fortunate enough to have macro and flora IOTW with this image, there were a lot of comments I hadn't previously seen, so thanks for that.
Last edited by nick clayton; 03-01-2013 at 03:00 PM.