an epic fight between a wasp and a spider happened right on my lap until I sprang up and dumped them onto the couch on the roof top terrace. Now this is only the 3rd macro photo I ever took and I’m not 100% satisfied. I specifically look for feedback on how to get it to be completely sharp (I guess f/8 was still too wide open?) and whatever else specifically could make a difference towards a better image.
I’m not content with the angle for example; would have like to take the image more from the front but that wasn’t possible as 30cm left of the wasp started the couch and I had to be quick before it flew away.
Nice photos! I’m quite new to macro myself, but I typically shoot at f/8-13. With macro your depth of field is extremely narrow so you’ll likely leave some of the subject blurry. I find it best to get the eyes in focus the rest of the subject can be blurry. You can try focus bracketing and stacking to get more depth of field after the fact.