I wandered lonely as a cloud.........

[dewmuw]

I was experimenting with different DOFs. What do you think?

http://www.pbase.com/dewmuw/image/41360092.jpg

[mal]

Was this scanned or taken with a digital? If digital, what is the EXIF data? Seems to be a high ISO/not so good exposure, overly zoomed, or scanned with a not-so-good scanner.

[dewmuw]

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time 25-Mar-2005 12:50:24
Make Canon
Model PowerShot G3
Flash Used No
Focal Length 14.4 mm
Exposure Time 1/80 sec
Aperture f/4
ISO Equivalent
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Mode matrix (5)
JPEG Quality (4)
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

[stoneylonesome]

Looks pretty good to me, exposure looks OK and I like the way the backround flowers are blurred, but not so much you can't recognize them, The only comment I have is a little touch of USM might make the first one pop out a little more. I'd be careful though, wouldn't want to bring the background out to much. Over all I think it's well done.

[Titus213]

Very nice. I thought the foreground flower looked a little soft too but flowers should be soft. Very nice indeed. I too like the out of focus colors in the background. It gives the whole image a nice feel.

[dewmuw]

Thanks Sandy and Titus213. I'll have a good at making the front fella pop.

[stoneylonesome]

Thought something looked very familier with your title Damian.
I WANDERED lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
William Wordsworth
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[johneric8]

Petty good, the DOF is a little too extreme maybe but looks okay. I would like more color saturation if possible. Nice composition..

[lomond]

I like it , Damian.
Funny thing is I'm playing around with DOF also.
The only thing I can suggest is a bit of PS.
Some curves to add contrast, select the front daffodil with a wide margin and feather loosely. Increase the saturation and inverse the selection.
Decrease the saturation and blur slightly.

[Titus213]

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Some curves to add contrast, select the front daffodil with a wide margin and feather loosely. Increase the saturation and inverse the selection.
Decrease the saturation and blur slightly.

Thanks for the excellent PS tutorial in a couple of short sentences. I'll have to try that. I like the crispness of the front flower in your rendition but prefer the lighter background of the original. The dark background gives it a more foreboding look?

[Hellashot]

Seems a bit soft. Needs more sharpening.