Cats (by request)

[Bobobird]

Leo (LeoLeo requested some in the web thread) so here are some

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4.

[jprzybyla]

Hmmmm, spiders and catepillars. Nice images Bobo. Great detail and color.

[ggt]

ooooooh! I'd probably crop closer,on #3.

oooooooh!

[Bobobird]

Thanks Joe, Gretchen.

[jeeperman]

Somehow I was surprised that you were going to post images of cats. Figured you for a dog guy. #1 and #4 have the comp, color and detail on top of a nice clean background and are my favorite of the 4 for it.

#2 is lacking color on the bug and makes for a bit less interest. I might crop to portrait to bring it closer and make the detail stand out more while losing some of the dead space on both sides.

#3 has some nice color but less detail. It is a little busy surrounding the subject and this would lead me to maybe a tighter square crop.

That's part of the fun, to see how so many different people see things differently.

[LeoLeo]

Thank you very much Bobo,

#1 and #4 are on my personal top, for third one I like the soft focus and colours. Secon one... i might be with Paul for this one. Different crop and selective color? or B&W ?

Thanks for posting,

Leo
PS: The second cat, have some missing legs , .... complectly unacceptable

[Bobobird]

Thanks Paul. Spot on.

These were all taken mid-summer when I first got the macro lens. Were not posted then due to some niggles about the quality of the shots. If I remember correctly these were :

#1 - the part just past the head is not sharp. Should have used a tighter aperture.
#2 - as you have pointed out - lacks detail in the subject though overall it is sharp. Might be better with a tighter crop but opted to go for a "lesson" learned sort of shot.
#3 - first attempts at manual focus from a awkward angle. Softer then I would have liked and this was the best crop to "hide" the fact. If taken now, this one would have been dumped.
#4 - got the orientation wrong. Focused on the tail instead of the head. It was hard to tell though.

[Bobobird]

Thanks Leo, we cross posted.

Yes just noticed the missing legs.

My own c&C is in the above post. If you had not asked these would not have been posted.

Btw, just remembered that #1 and #2 gave me a lot of grief that day. Never ignore red ants!!!!