Praying mantis. There was a droplet of water on its antenna. And there is a dot in the eye. Focus? On what? Interest? The focus is critical. Macro has no depth of field to speak of. I guess a portrait is important for the eye. But my eye keeps drifting to that drop of water. Ha ha.
There are options. My macro lens has such a shallow depth of field. Focus is critical. So, what is the interest? – the petal, the stamen/pistil, the water droplets? The answer is that you are looking for the subject to which the eye will notice. Otherwise the image will not work. Water droplets! They arrested my gaze. I shot at least three images and left the rest to the editing. Focus is critical. If you are off (focus), the image is in the discard pile. I liked this image. It was easy to pick it from my options.
Dramatic! Water droplets add a dramatic touch to a flower image. Focus, composition, tones, contrast – each element adds up to enhance the overall image. Water is different. It sets the image from ordinary to extraordinary. Rain was my assistant. But I have been known to use the mist setting on my hose nozzle….
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