Dreamy Solomon's Seal
When the wind is blowing, I'll sometimes use AF-C autofocus mode to track the moving leaves. It often works quite well, especially when the depth of field is very shallow. I can sometimes get away with amazingly slow shutter speeds, like in this example.
D2x
f6.3
1/80 sec
iso 200
300mm F4 + 1.4 TC=420mm
Very nice composition Mary,
Like the defused look...:)
I like it a lot Mary !!! Different for sure !!! Originally I was thinking horizontal but this works very well. Sort of turns you around to look. Excellent tonal changes !!!
Hi Mary,
Love the patterns and the green tones with the soft sunlight hitting the top leaf and the black BG really works here.
I might darken the the lightest edges just a little, but thats just a pers pref.
Robert
Hi Mary,
I really do like this! I would probably go with the horizontal.....but again......personal preference. Robert got me thinking..............and I'm just asking to see if you tried it because i really do like this as is........but did you try lightening the D green BG a hair and toning down the brighter leaves??? I ask.......because as I analyze this........it might just add more tonal dimension than you already have.........and that a lot! Very well done!
I tried lightening the background, but didn't like it. The high-contrast version is more surreal and interesting. Lowering the contrast made it look too much like the real scene. I can see that all summer in the garden....don't need to take a picture of it, though I'm sure some may prefer it over what I did. :)Originally Posted by Roman Kurywczak
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