Garden Flowers

[JemC]

Hi all
Took these a few days ago, please feel free to C+C as i need all the help and advice, am also limited as only gear i have is Fuji finepix s1500 bridge camera, Nikon D50 with 18-50mm lens, would love to have macro lens and poss 300mm tele,

[epmi314]

James,

Overall, I think they are pretty well done. Here is my 2 cents...

The first looks like the focus was a tick off and the petals on the top are crisp but those on the bottom were a little soft for being directly above the flower. There is also a second flower (or third) in the top of the frame. I would either try to find an angle to incorporate them or not.

I think you nailed the focus on 2-4 nicely. 3 and 4 have something large and white in the background that is a little distracting. The second shot is my favorite, I think the exposure and focus are well done.

A couple of other bits of advice I was given when I first got started here. Put some space above and below if posting multiple shots as it makes it a little easier to tell where one ends and another begins. Also I have found posting one or two photos if you are looking for c&c works best. To many photos makes it hard to comment on all of them.

In any case, I think you did nicely. Keep shooting!

[Bobobird]

Very nice shots. I like #4 best.

[Markvetnz]

Good shots in general. Biggest mistake made with these types of shots is too little dof. The closer you get the more DOF you need. backgrounds could be tidied up a bit. I like the colours. Focus on the bees is great. I know how hard it is it get a decent bee photo.

[JemC]

Thanks for the comments, appreciate it,