MMDC:Between Worlds

[Richard Lovison]

http://richardlovison.com/photos/macrocontest.jpg

I guess I'm the first. The lens used was the Vivitar Series I 90-180mm macro flat field zoom with the Olympus adapter. The widest aperture is f4.5. Here's the EXIF data:

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</td></tr> <tr><td>FocalLength</td><td>180.0 mm</td></tr> <tr><td>UserComment</td><td>
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[Julie Kenward]

You sure got a jump on things! I'm waiting till Monday night just in case I take that last minute winner image! I love the DOF here and the comp is beautiful and abstract. The green area at the bottom is a little heavy compared to all the rest of the soft, light colors - you might want to lighten that up.

[denise ippolito]

Richard, I love it .There is a very peaceful flow to it.

[Richard Lovison]

Julie,

I agree with your suggestion and dodged the green area near the bottom. Thanks for the input.

Thanks Denise for your support. :)

http://richardlovison.com/photos/macrocontest2.jpg

[Kaushik Balakumar]

Excellent use of shallow DOF. Love the soft rendering of the flowers. Neatly composed frame.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Richard,
I find these very difficult but I think you handled this very well. I still struggle with how much needs to be soft and how much needs to be sharp.......re-post tweak was just the right touch. Nicely done!

[Fabs Forns]

Very artistic, soft and mystical, I wouldn't change a thing.

[Fabs Forns]

FOR ME THIS IS A WINNER!

[Bruce Murden]

THIS IS THE WINNER Lovely impressionistic image -- and dodging the LL green spot helped it out.

[Julie Kenward]

I agree...THIS IS THE WINNER! So many excellent images but this one really has the feel to it with just the right focal point.