Damsel in distress

[readingr]

Critique please



EXIF:
Flash On
Focal length 50.8125mm - set to Super Macro
Exposure time 1/80s
Aperture 8.0
Metering Mode Center Weighted Avg.
Camera make Canon
Camera model Canon PowerShot Pro1


Roger

[Loupey]

Roger, you've got excellent sharpness at the head and thorax. I wish that the wings were in focus too as they have such intricate detail. Damselflies make great photographic subjects because they are so "flat" photographically. The standard approach (although I generally go for more non-standard approaches myself), is to shoot it directly from the side to get the whole d-fly (one eye, head, wings, abdomen) inside the DOF.

That said, I still like your positioning as the abdomen allows the eye to follow up to the head.

The window sill, however, puts the subject out of context. Whether or not you intended that to be the point, the image feels out of character for that reason.

Thanks for posting!

[GB1]

Very different. Almost seems like a fisherman's fake bait (the wood behind it seems like it's sitting on a boat).

GB

[PlantedTao]

Really like our insect photos. I wish more window was shown (I assume that is why it is in distress?)...even if it would have cut off some of the arse end of the fly.
To me more window and an outside glimpse would have summed up a flies life nicely.
Still a great insect photo.
Cheers.

[readingr]

Thanks all for the comments much appreciated. A few minutes after this shot a bumble bee flew in to the same window. I post one later.

Loupey - out of context indeed. This poor thing arrived in my kitchen on a stormy day, my daughter was shouting at me to get my camera and when I eventually arrived this is what I saw. The little thing wouldn't sit still as I tried to follow it around the window as it tried to escape.

I couldn't get into a position to take any other type of shot and the camera had to be on super zoom to get this photo - must get a DSLR with some big lenses. Could not get those wings in focus Powershot Pro 1 on super macro at F8 is a very small DOF about .5"

GB - Not a boat just mahogony windows in the kitchen of the house. Not a fisherman so never occured to me that it would look fake but now that you mention it it could be.

Tao - yes a load of distress and that is why I only got a few shots as I wanted to release him/her whatever! back to the wild. I will see if I have some wider shots once the backup of my photography PC finishes. Its been going for 12 hours so far.

Roger