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dr rickComment by Spanish_Grease: Greetings from the Critique Club!!
I think the trickiest thing about macrophotography is that many things look interesting up close, but few look spectacular up close, and it is very hard to seperate that two as a photographer. Your image lies right on the center of these two, it is definetly an interesting subject, but lacks the detail that is the true sign of macrophotography.
I suppose part of the problem here is also context. This is a concept I have been dealing with lately, and it is a very important one, and very difficult one since it can be a very subtle technique. I think what people need here is a bit more context as to what you are photographing. Yes, it is some weird spiky type thing, but who cares about that? NOW, if the viewer had known, this is the inside of a flower, up really close, they would have been like WOW I've never looked at a flower like that before - which is essentially what most photographers are looking for. You've almost given some context with the background color, but with a little more of the flower in view, that aspect of the photographer would become clear, and your subject would become much more interesting. I really hope this is a flower, and if not I apologize, I'm regularly known as a complete dumbass at times
You've done many things correctly in this image, the DOF you chose creates an interesting visual effect, which is important with a subject that could easily become visually 'flat'. The way you've done it gives depth to the image, something that photographers can really get caught on (A BIG THING I'm having troubles learning). The image is colorful, especially with the orange against the purple and green. Exposure is perfect, as is contrast.
In these sort of technical aspects you nailed it, creating a good image, but with a little more thought into composition, this could've really made a lot of people go WOW, I've never seen that like that before!
Good Luck!
Lee
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