another from the fruit and spice park last friday. hindsight is 20/20! would have loved to have more dof on this one. the bg was really tacky and i was trying to smooth it out as much as possible, but now i wished i had more depth and worked on the bg in PP. something different here. i like trying different things to see if they stick. so be brutal and let me have.
D300, Sigma 150, f/2.8, 1/640s, 0Ev, ISO 1600
thanks for looking. comments and critiques much appreciated.
Hi Harold, Good color and the waterdrops add a nice touch. I feel the OOF foreground is overly dominant and disrupts ones view of the center. As a tip..When I shoot an image that I question the DOF I take multiple images at different stops and see which one I like. Obviously if I'm shooting macro and want maximum depth I'll shoot at F32 and thats it.You shot this at F2.8..plenty of room to play!
Harold I like your colours and BG, you did a nice job on the greens. I might have reversed the DOF to have the FG more in focus than the BG. Just my opinion though. I like the different ideas you are trying in macro. And I like the swimming pool as a focal point.
.. would also move the center of flower to one of the intercepting thirds Strong image Harold and love how you are finding shapes !!!! Big Congrats !!!
Intresting Mr H - More DOF IMHO - I would have tried to get the swimming pool nice and sharp and let the rest fall were it may - and see what that looked like.
Its mucho fun experimenting - keep it up - Love seeing the ;)
Hi Harold, There's no need to be brutal here, especially when you're experimenting. I would have liked to work this subject too. I like Dave's suggestion to shoot the scene several ways. I agree that more DOF might have helped. Were you using a tripod in the park? If you were, stopping down would have been even more of an option. Keep stretching your visual muscles - I want to see more!!
Assignment - Macro - A Bug Swimming Pool
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