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Macro Shrooms Arcana !!SO2+on4drSn
New Nikon D40...thought I'd experiment with some Macro on manual focus. How'd I do?
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>> Macro Shrooms Arcana !!SO2+on4drSn
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Here's some composition of same shroom.

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>> Macro Shrooms Arcana !!SO2+on4drSn
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And since I hate shooting any still life without doing a stereo shot...I did a stereo shot.
>> Macro Shrooms Arcana !!SO2+on4drSn
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There were some ants on my tree as well...I was lucky to have caught them in manual focus considering my noobishness. You have to view actual size to see the ants though.

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>> Anonymous
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/p/ Wont comment on the d40 noobs, ive found out.Heres a good macro i took a few days ago. Ive had my d40 for about month now, and I love it:)

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>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>60714
/p/ generally doesn't comment on pictures that aren't either really good or really bad. With pictures that aren't really bad but aren't really that exciting either, we (well, I. I can't really speak for every /p/ denizen) just sort of glaze over and move on to the next thread.
>> elf_man !fBgo7jDjms
>>60714
Considering that the insect is deep black, the background is way to busy, my eyes pass right over it. Warmer light and more contrast would help.
>>60679
Focus looks fine. Practice on something interesting, or at least wait for interesting light. Or use a flash, something.