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Feedback Focus: Artistic + Technical
Questions for Viewers
I took this shot with a 105mm macro lens and even though I wanted to get closer, I couldn’t. Notwithstanding, I am appreciating shots where animals are portraied in their environment. What’s your first impressiona and opinion on this picture? What do you prefer super-sharp closeup/macro versus a habitat shot?
Technical Details
Camera: Nikon Z8
Lens: 120 mm Sigma
Focal length: 105
Shutter speed:1/120
Aperture: 9
ISO:160
Flash: no
Processing software: Lightroom
Major adjustments: Masks on the subject and foreground to adjust light, enhance shadows, reduce lights
Blending/stacking:
Other notes:
I like the idea of keeping a reasonable amount of environment in images like this Paolo. The frog stands out well enough for the viewer to know it’s the subject of the image and there’s plenty of detail in it when viewed closely. That said, as an overall aesthetic piece, I find the bright patches on the right third of the frame to break the calm mood of the left 2/3, so I’d be tempted to go with about half the frame which lets the frog go nicely off center-perhaps something like this:
