Critique Style Requested: Standard
The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.
I collected leaves from my back yard and arranged them on a table
I made the photo handheld, if I had used a tripod I may have been able to achieve greater depth of field.
Pentax K70
Pentax fa 100mm f/2.8 macro
ISO 400 1/125 second at f/4
I like the array, Timothy, but as you implied in your self-critique, more depth of field would really improve this image. I tend to do this kind of shot in the fall, but I’ll usually put the array in a tray on the floor and shoot down at it with the camera on a tripod. Then I can use as long an exposure as I need to get the depth of field. Another option would be to do a focus stack which can be done hand held (though not as precisely as with a tripod).
I really like the way you arranged the colors in this and the fact that you didn’t select pristine leaves.
Thank you Dennis, I am going to take this photo again today, using a tripod and soft box. I still have the leaves I used in the original.
