Macro , A final image choice , From a idea to the final presented image

 Theme 1 Macro , A final image choice  , From a idea to the final presented image

 SITTING PRETTY (Monarch Butterfly)
Macro final 10 image captured and presentation

• Theme 1 MACRO
• Date 10th of November 2010
• Time 13.46

Lens 60mm

Shutter speed 1/80 sec

Aperture f/4.5

ISO 200

Metering Evaluative

No flash

Location

Stratford upon Avon butterfly park 

Swan's Nest Lane,

Stratford-upon-Avon,
Warwickshire

A walk around Stratford upon Avon butterfly park

I went to Stratford butterfly park and took some macro shots of the many butterflies bugs in there

Ambient light

It was sunny day outside. The butterflies are housed in a big greenhouse so the ambient light was quite good 

Planing  

 I took plenty of water because of the humid heat inside i got there in morning so there would be less general public , I hoped to capture a macro shot of a butterfly on a flower feeding , I was hoping to use a depth of Field and have a strong focal point using the rule of thirds aslo .

Equipment

I took my 450d camera I took 2 lenses my 50mm lens and my 60mm macro lens

I also took some magnification filters for both my lenses

I took a flash gun to help with exposure

Equipment for shot

I used my canon 450d camera

Lens Tamron 60mm lens

Equipment operation 

I used my 60 mm lens with Manuel focusing and Manuel settings I set the aperture to f/4.5 to show some depth of Field and I used a shutter speed of 1/80 any slower and I might of had camera shake with such a close up image and i used a ISO of 200 to help with the Exposure . I got close up quietly so not to scare the butterfly off  and moved up close and metered onto the butterfly's head .

Risk and Health and safety

 I was careful not to use a tripod in case of the public tripping on it and falling

I took plenty of water because of the humidity 

I was careful of the butterflies on the floor there was one or two dead butterfly's that had been stepped on by the unaware public 

Image

A Monarch Butterfly feeding on a yellow flower

Composition and choice of image

I took a few different compositions of this butterfly

Under exposed

Out of focus

Slightly over exposed and a standard composition

Conclusion

 I picked this image because of the rule of thirds and the tonal range and depth of Field

 and detail and sharpness of the butterfly and flower .

                                                     ORIGINAL IMAGE

ORIGINAL IMAGE

                                                               Editing 

I took the original image into photoshop and made a slight crop and slightly sharped the image .

Monarch Butterfly

The original image was cropped to improve the photo cropped to 300 dpi

Using the crop tool you can select the best area of a photo

Frame

After i had finished I put a simple black and white border to enhance the image and bring out the colours and detail and tones of the butterfly

SITTING PRETTY

Final image