Adult Cranefly

[Karm Redland]

This guy was upside down when I took the photo. Comments welcomed.




karm

[Stagecoach]

Karm,

Unusual composition but works well.

[Karm Redland]

Thanks Stagecoach.

karm

[Geoff F]

Being brutally honest, it doesn't work for me.

Shooting with such a wide aperture means the sharpest focus is on a small area of the wood. Which leaves both edges and most of the cranefly looking soft.

I would try cropping closer.

[Karm Redland]

Hi Geoff. I was shooting in very low light. For some reason I forgot about the camera's EV adjustment. The shot was at an angle -- I straightened the image out. The Cranefly was underneath the wood. I agree that the Cranefly could be sharper.

karm

[splashy]

I like the picture.
Question to anybody, why is this picture sharp on 2 different levels?

[Karm Redland]

Hi Splashy. The Cranefly's right wing and the right side wood are both reasonably sharp. I assume this is so because of the shot's angle. I shot the pic while standing to the left of the Cranefly.

karm

[Geoff F]

And I assume that piece of wood varies in thickness which is giving a mixture between sharp and soft focus areas; which is particularly noticeable with the shallow focus created by that aperture setting.

[Karm Redland]

Geoff, yes to everything you state.

karm

[splashy]

Thanks for the answers.