Just a few shots of flowers and such...

[Alpestre]

I have to say, I thought I was pretty good, but that was before I discovered this site. You guys are really talented. It's kind of intimidating. ^^;

I seem to have inherited my father's penchant for taking macros of flowers (except I don't put them in the family photo album). I have a few small images here that only date back a year or so, just some recreational stuff. They were all taken with a Canon S51S, 8 MP. I can't recall the optical zoom, but that's a bit of a moot point when concerning macros, so whatever.







Constructive criticism is very much appreciated.

[stine]

hey there and sorry for seeing this / responding so late - your post was kind of pushed aside by all the spam...
so here are my quick thoughts: first of all, you seem to have a good eye for potential motifs, so that's great. but i see some issues regarding the composition: in the first photo the flower is kind of "cut off" at the bottom, which makes it look a lot more like a snapshot than an actually composed photograph. so a slight tilt of the camera downwards would've made it a great photo.
the second one is probably my favourite out of this three, because i really like the monochrome color scheme and the depht of field (DoF). but there are some compositional flaws again: it's always a little boring placing your main subject dead center. just place it somewhat off and you'll see that there's a lot more "feel" to it. same does apply for the third one. it's a very interesting subject (a "classic" so to say), but if your camera allows it (maybe it has a macro function), try to get a little closer to really catch the droplets and the color contrast.
so my tip for you would be to really concentrate on composition. there are some great tutorials out there and if you search for "rule of thirds" or something like that, you will come up with plenty of good material. and: don't rush taking a photograph. take your time to look at your monitor or through your viewfinder. take several shots of the same subject from different angles and don't hesitate from going back to it and take some more shots to experiment with it. you will be surprised with how much you will come up while taking photos and how many different opportunities one small motif will get you. hope i could help a little, keep us posted!

[comusher]

Don't let the critisicm get to you. Photography is a learning experience that never ends and you will continually learn and make finer macros. You are already well on your way.