Moss... boring?

[msol]

All,

A couple of weeks back I shot these moss plants. They have beautiful red sticks (kind-a flowers) and these where wet because of the rain we had had. I took these with my G3 with a +3 diopter on front, the camera just above the ground. The direction was horizontal looking towards the sun. That made the rain-drops glimmer nicely. Since the plants were so tiny, I had to crop heavily to create some composition from the original shot. This is what I created. Your opinions please. What could I have done better?

http://images.fotopic.net/?id=2713501&outx=600&oq=0
http://images.fotopic.net/?id=2713502&outx=600&oq=0

[gsmx2]

Marc,

They are very nice. I like the glint in the 2nd photograph.

Good job,

gsm x2

[ijohnson]

I have a few pictures of very small closely grouped flowers that I have been dissapointed with. I think it is the shallow depth of field because you miss some of the background details because of the blurred forground subjects.

Is this an acceptable way to capture these flowers? I feel like I should either focus on the front or rip off the ones that are in the way.

Anyone have any technical responses to this?

[dphoto]

Wow, these are great. The dew is just perfect! I think to improve the second shot (and it looks great as it is, BTW) I would try to narrow the depth of field so those back flowers are even more blurry. This is just my personal opinion, of course, so take it for what it's worth.

Once again, great shots. Dang, I got to get out there and try some more shooting. :)

-Deva

[martcol]

First, I think these are lovely pictures and wouldn't really change them.

I feel like I should either focus on the front or rip off the ones that are in the way.

Anyone have any technical responses to this?

This is just too tricky to answer... In the posted shots the dof works for me but then, it depends largely on what the photographer is trying to achieve. Dof is such a neat device but on occaisions it will decieve you and do more to distract than enhance...

For me, in the posted images, it works well

Nice shots.....

Martin