Grasshopper on a thistle

[Bob Latham]

I'm trying something a little different to make my regular bug shots a little more dramatic. This was shot with a EF100/2.8 ISL macro with a Life Size Converter on an Eos1D MkIV and lighting provided by an MT-24EX.
The captured image was then processed in LR3 to add vignette and saturation boost.....opinions gratefully received and thanks for looking.
Bob

 

[Cem_Usakligil]

Hi Bob,

I'm trying something a little different to make my regular bug shots a little more dramatic. This was shot with a EF100/2.8 ISL macro with a Life Size Converter on an Eos1D MkIV and lighting provided by an MT-24EX.
The captured image was then processed in LR3 to add vignette and saturation boost.....opinions gratefully received and thanks for looking.
Bob

I am no expert on macro so I was waiting for somebody else to chime in. I like the clarity-like processing on the grasshopper and the plant it is sitting on. The bokeh is quite nice, but I don't like the extreme vignetting to be honest. Could it be a tad less perhaps?

 

[Bob Latham]

Thanks for the input Cem, I'll give it a try later with less vignetting and post the results back on here.

Dank je wel

Bob

 

[Bob Latham]

Here's a try with less vignetting but a little more vibrance.
Bob

 

[Asher Kelman]

Bob,

Cem might be right to have less vignetting, but the picture works for me, but not when there's no vignetting. Your original works and has a local address for the cricket. So maybe that could be tuned but not removed!

Asher

 

[Bob Latham]

Thanks for popping in Asher, much appreciated. I was trying to get away from my cricket and hopper shots all being various shades of green and little to give a contrasting colour. Multi-coloured crickets would be the ideal option but there aren't any around these parts.

Bob

 

[fahim mohammed]

Bob, like Cem I am no macro expert, but I do prefer the one without the vignette. I would also combine

two to dial down a tad the brightness of the grasshopper.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Bob Latham]

Thanks for giving your input Fahim, I'll keep revisiting the shot to see what I can do to keep it interesting without over-cooking it.

Bob