One of the things I've learned from 365 is that I don't have to have the entire subject in the frame for an effective image. I was drawn to get a close-up of this cicada by its wing structure, but would it be better had I framed the entire critter?
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Wow...great detail. And I think that the partiL image is perfect. The whole picture may have been a little gross to me. But the partial image of the wings is beautiful.
It is a good one Thom, but perhaps if you could have gotten in close, and on more of an angle to capture only the wings, no body. I think that would have really brought out the fine details. That's just my opinion.
well...if you had the entire subject in frame you could not get the full detail of the wings like this..but if you were to go from a different perspective than you could have the whole subject but have the focus on the wing...I love the detail
@cohare@digitalrn@angievega@roth@harley84@sparkleplenty1 Thank you, all, for sharing your thoughts; I appreciate it! The only thing I can add in reply concerns depth of field. Because I use a “poor man's macro lens” — a close-up filter set — focus falls away very quickly. For that reason, I had to shoot as “straight-on” as I could. Shooting from “more behind” the bug would have left the front of the body as a dark blob … but the front of the wing would have been out-of-focus, too. For those who won’t be creeped out, the whole bug can be seen in the last gallery here, http://rhoing.posterous.com/moonlight-row, which includes a face-on view and you can see how out-of-focus the wings are in that one!
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