Give me a kiss!
by amandolin

Comment by Paige:
Fun, but should have been titled "Give me a kisssssssss" :)

National Wildlife
by amandolin

Comment by FranziskaLang:
The composition and subject are great for a "National Wildlife" magazine, enough interest, yet still room for text to be added, and in a format that typically reflects magazines. However, as both a magazine cover and a photo, you are really being let down by the lack of focus and sharpness. This needs to be really crisp for this kind of photo to work ... did you maybe get closer than your camera could properly focus (I know I do that way too often). I do like the crop. (2)

National Wildlife
by amandolin

Comment by frisca:
I love the macro, but this shot seems to not be in focus. I can't tell which part was meant to be the centre of focus here, and that detracts from the shot, sadly. I like the colours and composition though, good choices!

National Wildlife
by amandolin

Comment by Olyuzi:
I really would have liked to see a shot of the entire body of this creature. DOF is very good.

National Wildlife
by amandolin

Comment by LarsPaysen:
Just a tiiiiny bit too blurry to make it on the front cover, IMO. I know how hard it is to get a good bug shot in focus :)

National Wildlife
by amandolin

Comment by Musicman:
This would have been a nice macro shot but the bug moved and you had the wrong setting or you move. Either case the bug is a little blurry.

National Wildlife
by amandolin

Comment by qachyk:
Hmm, assuming a special on bugs, okay, that makes sense with the title. I don't know your magazine well enough to judge how likely this is, so I'll leave it be.

It's an interesting close-up, though I'm not sure I would have chosen to crop so much of the wings out. The focus is fairly good, seems to blur a bit more at the bottom than I think ideal. The crop is very good to account for cover copy and logo, and the focal blur helps with that. Maybe just a -touch- on the bright side.

National Wildlife
by amandolin

Comment by RiderGal:
Nothing really looks completely in focus here. It's kind of bothersome and out of focus. Interesting, and I like the fact you left room at the top for type, but I'm just not sure the photo is fabulous. Very nice job getting so close though!

National Wildlife
by amandolin

Comment by InnaN:
The focus seems a bit soft, but still a beautiful shot

National Wildlife
by amandolin

Comment by thirteen_times:
Ahh I hate bugs, but this is a veyr good shot and great detail! 9