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Canon 70D, EF 100mm macro lens, natural light, hand held, ISO 200, f/7.1, 1/160s.

CA Madhu Ramaswamy

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Not bad at all CA Madhu Ramaswamy CA Madhu Ramaswamy. There are some water drops which are our of focus, at the bottom on the photo. And I would say, green colour is to much presented on the background.
Thanks Jack for your comments. This tiny waterdrop was on Mimosa pudica (also known as the touch me not) plant. I could only manage to get this DoF considering it was hand held. If I had increased the Av number, then my Tv would have gone down further and I didn't want to bump up my ISO either, considering the noise that it will create. Agree on the color background being high, but I just left it unaltered during editing. :)
 
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Thanks Jack for your comments. This tiny waterdrop was on Mimosa pudica (also known as the touch me not) plant. I could only manage to get this DoF considering it was hand held. If I had increased the Av number, then my Tv would have gone down further and I didn't want to bump up my ISO either, considering the noise that it will create. Agree on the color background being high, but I just left it unaltered during editing. :)

If zomming the photo, I still can see some noise presented. Maybe try to use a flash and diffuser
 
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CA Madhu Ramaswamy

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If zomming the photo, I still can see some noise presented. Maybe try to use a flash and diffuser
I usually don't like to use Flash or any sort of artificial lighting, but like you said I will give it a try in my future macro work to avoid the noise. Thanks.
 
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If zomming the photo, I still can see some noise presented. Maybe try to use a flash and diffuser
I usually don't like to use Flash or any sort of artificial lighting, but like you said I will give it a try in my future macro work to avoid the noise. Thanks.
Better to give a try, so you can make a difference and a choice afterwards.
 

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i like the composition, but I think it can be perfect if the water can get more clarity ^^
 

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I mentioned some criticism in the above comments. The water drops are not completely sharp and the green color is too present. I would maybe change the angle to get some nice sharp reflections in the water drops. The idea itself is great and the composition is very good as well.
 
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