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Jun 01, 2010 02:37 |  #1

Took these yesterday (Monday).

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Jun 01, 2010 08:16 |  #2

#3 is the best in this series. Nice and sharp, well exposed and composed and a nice and quiet bokeh.

The first two are lacking some "brilliance" and because of the way you shot the flowers there are unsharp elements (like the front petals) that spoil the image.

#4 is not really very interesting.

Keep shooting! (and try to get to grips with depth of field).


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Jun 01, 2010 10:26 as a reply to  @ vk2gwk's post |  #3

Number three is by far the best of the lot. One & two look a bit flat on my monitor, and four just doesn't do a thing for me.

Number three is outstanding!

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Jun 01, 2010 11:27 as a reply to  @ utah steve's post |  #4

First three I really like, your composition and lighting is wonderful.


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Jun 01, 2010 15:12 |  #5

vk2gwk wrote in post #10281303 (external link)
#3 is the best in this series. Nice and sharp, well exposed and composed and a nice and quiet bokeh.

The first two are lacking some "brilliance" and because of the way you shot the flowers there are unsharp elements (like the front petals) that spoil the image.

#4 is not really very interesting.

Keep shooting! (and try to get to grips with depth of field).

DOF I still have not figured out :confused: Any advice you could offer would be tremendously appreciated... thanks!




  
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Jun 01, 2010 16:55 |  #6

Title is 3 for C&C, but there are 4 pictures posted? :p


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Jun 01, 2010 18:06 |  #7

First seems to have colour saturation off the scale. The second shows that the flower is past its enjoy by date and just looks plain ugly. The third is probably the best. I would, however, have liked to see the stem lighter. Bonus no4 is probably a little too dark for most people but I like it.


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Jun 02, 2010 00:58 |  #8

M.Powell wrote in post #10283485 (external link)
DOF I still have not figured out :confused: Any advice you could offer would be tremendously appreciated... thanks!

There are plenty of tutorials on the internet about "depth of field" - also in the stickies on this forum.
DOF is determined by the focal length and the distance to the subject in relation to the aperture. It is the range within which the subject(s) will acceptably sharp.
Rule of thumb: the smaller the aperture (higher F-number) the wider the depth of field.


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Jun 02, 2010 02:20 |  #9

I like #3 the best.


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Jun 02, 2010 14:43 as a reply to  @ drumnut01's post |  #10

thanks everyone :)




  
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Jun 02, 2010 17:21 |  #11

#1, i'd zoom in until the middle left OOF petal is half cut off in the lower left corner, focusing on the stamens of the flower.

#3 is by far the best, the background could be a little brighter though
#4, doesn't do a lot for me, I'd significantly crop in on the red flower.


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