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Anonymous
Just got my camera and I was messing around outside when i took this, what do you guys think? Any tips/suggestions?
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>> Anonymous
I'm not so sure the people of /p/ are ready to accept such a breakthrough in subject matter.
>> Anonymous
Okay for the subject... "bug on flower" is fun to do, but not really good.

Also, try shooting at a lower f-stop. I don't know what it is for your lens, but there's an ideal aperture for sharpness for each lens, usually (but not always) inbetween f/4 and f/5.6. If the lens is closed down to much, the light diffracts and the sharpness drops off. If it's too open- why I don't know- other problems pop up. Theoretically, lenses are sharpest when fully open, but that's not the case at all.

TL;DR Find out what the sharpest aperture is for your lens, because it probably isn't f/8.

Plus, it would've been better if the bug were the only thing in focus.
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>63628
Actually, the Canon 18-55 kit lens is sharpest at f/8. Your point might be valid for the Nikon 18-55 kit, though.

(My point is, you seem to be dismissing out of hand the possibility that f/8 could be the sharpest aperture)
>> ????? !wAHA/GeRU.
>>63628
The Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G kit lens is generally sharpest at f/8 at all focal lengths. I don't own one, though.
>> elf_man !fBgo7jDjms
Go into the image optimization menu and turn up the contrast a little, it'll help get rid of that flat gray look.
As for the flower and bug, the side-on angle tends to be boring, you see the bug but not much of the flower. Play with the angle. And play with the light, try different apertures, underexposure, flash, whatever. Especially since, with that lens, you aren't going to get all that close, so you need to be really creative to make a macro-style shot like that work.
>> Anonymous
>>63638
Well, it turns out I was.

I don't think there's too many lenses like that, though.

Sorry, OP.
>> Anonymous
OP here, thanks for all the contribution. One question, is it better to take close ups with less zoom and with the camera close to the subject, or with a telephoto lens from more of a distance?
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>63655
Whichever looks better.