I went out to the botanical garden to practice some single shot flower photography. Sometimes we see something unexpected. There was a breeze so I could not focus very close on this small insect.
Trying to shoot as wide as possible but get the DOF to cover the subject and keep the background soft. I should have tried a longer lens than what I had. Comments welcome.
R6Mii EF 24-70 f/2.8 f/4 ISO 400 1/3200 HH
Hi Dean, I looked closely all over but could not make out any insect. On the other hand, it’s a nice head shot of the flower. DOF is pretty good with some of the interior blurred. It’s tough to balance getting detail in a flower and softening a background at the same time. The background whites tend to pull my eyes away from the flower, but not much you can do about that. I guess focus stacking would be a solution getting the whole flower sharp.
I can’t find it either unless it’s the dark spot on one of the stamens. The rumpled paper look to the petals is so nice - distinctive. Subjects like this benefit from stacking if you have the time and inclination, but the softness is nice. You have some interesting bits in focus. I don’t know how much choice you had to set up, but a darker background overall would benefit. Cute little thing!
Thanks for the feed, @Jim_Lockhart and @Kris_Smith. I did a 100% view and cropped the little guy on the flower. I did see him move because as close as I was, still was not sure. Upper Left area.
Wow, he really is tiny! The only thing I see that could be an insect is on the upper right, hanging on to one of the anthers; looks like something with legs anyway. Thanks for sharing!
