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Jul 13, 2013 23:29 |  #1

I'm a macro novice, but I found this little guy taking a nap on a flower and went and grabbed my tubes and my Super Takumar 50mm. This was handheld, ISO 1600, f8, 1/200. Uncropped.

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Jul 14, 2013 00:55 |  #2

Lovely natural light capture
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Jul 14, 2013 04:42 |  #3

Very nice indeed. :)


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Jul 14, 2013 08:59 |  #4

Beautiful capture!




  
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Jul 14, 2013 15:41 |  #5

Thanks, guys.

I wish I had been able to get a bit more DOF, but isn't that always the case with macros?


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Jul 14, 2013 16:39 |  #6

DOF is very nice if you ask me. :)


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Jul 14, 2013 19:04 |  #7

Love the colors!


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Jul 15, 2013 04:46 |  #8

DOF is enough, I would add a bit more contrast/saturation...


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Jul 15, 2013 09:37 |  #9

Very good shot.


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Jul 15, 2013 14:30 |  #10

Lovely capture, excellent composition.


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