Hi Marnie, I like number one. Nice composition. Good exposure and framing. Very nice work here.
Number two is a bit confusing. I'm not sure what i'm looking at, although it appears to be a pine cone with spider webs. The background elements seem to be important but are out of focus. > Well, the wind died down and it FINALLY warmed up (enough) for me to grab > some art paper (for an "infinity screen"), my tripod, and go to the table on > the > back porch to try out my Macro lens (SP Tamron 90mm Macro 2.8). Although I've > had the lens about a year, I've only used it really for the Portrait class > (non-Macro). > > I MUST have tried it out before as a Macro, but this is really the first time > that I REMEMBER giving it a good work out as a Macro (other than the M&M Xmas > Train I posted before). > > Shot about 60 frames -- not sure this is the best shell one, but pretty sure > the other one is the best one of it's type. Not too stinky for my first real > macros, huh? > > http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/ > > I cropped the shell a bit, could be cropped differently or more. > > Nothing fantastic, but I am glad to have finally done some photography again > -- get some practice in again. It felt good. I've missed it. Even if my feet > got awfully cold on the concrete. :-) > > Comments welcome. > > Marnie aka Doe I sort of feel like a "photographer" again. A sort of > photographer, anyway. >

