Winged Visitor and Radial Composition

Well, It's been a while, what can I say.

This pic was taken with my new little camera, just on the auto setting. All I have done is crop the photo down to make it look better. and remove some of the crap.

 I really like the radial aspects in this one. Little groups of flowers and the moth wings all radiating out from a central point.

The other part of this that I like is the blurred background, giving focus to the main subject. The camera did that all on it's own. Awesome!

I wonder what the images will be like when I really learn how to use it!

Head Down B.... Up

That's exactly how I was to get this one & I'm proud of it. The 2/3 thing is going on, there is dominance & focus in the flower.

Anyone who knows these little Australian Native Violets will know that they only grow about 10cm high.

Seed Pod

OK, I feel that the overall lines are good. Starting at the bottom, the eye travels up & out diagonally, creating interest, & finally resting on the seeds in the pod. The seeds in the pod are the only things in focus though, something I have to work on.

Macro & focus

When I bought my camera, the sales assistant asked lots of questions ( which I can't remember now), but I remember telling her that I wanted to be able to take good photographs of my stitching and lace work. I wanted to be able to record fine detail. That's when I was introduced to the macro button. I've been practising with it lots and lots, but what I find is that the camera auto focuses, and not usually where I want it to focus. I have to find out if I can change this & how.

Take the photo above, the clear detail focus seems to be on the right & lower right petal, and I would really like it all over the flower, especially in the center. In this image the center is not clear at all. Something I have to find out how to change.