if anyone can identify these, i'd appreciate it. i could use some critique also, i am very new to close up photography.

As to ID, I can be of no help.

#1 looks a bit fuzzy, but maybe that's due to the nature of the "beast," although it looks more like the focal plane is just in front of his "face" judging by the flower petals and the tips of his antennae.

#2 & 3 are great. You nailed the focus right where it should be; composition is great, the bokeh is good, the subject, sharp as a tack.

Keep the macro-work coming. I, for one, look forward to seeing more.

Happy New Year

I have no idea, but I do like the second one!

There BUGS
Nice pics
Bob

The first is a "skipper" of some kind (many species, all look alike except to a specialist). The second and third are a flower fly, family Syrphidae, also known as "hover flies," valuable pollinators. Neither are "bugs," Bob:-)

I like the second one best. The first one is a little too "busy" for me. Both two and three have beautiful backgrounds that isolate the subject well. Nice job and keep posting.

corvus wrote:
I like the second one best. The first one is a little too "busy" for me. Both two and three have beautiful backgrounds that isolate the subject well. Nice job and keep posting.


nice job