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    Julie Kenward
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    I finally got out and about with my camera today! This was a branch from a crabapple tree I found at my first stop. I purposefully tried to get the front branch in focus and the second branch more diffused. I did clone out a few small pieces to help clarify the definition between the two.

    Canon 40D, EF 70-200mm f/4L
    f5/6 @ 1/1250th, ISO 400 (I had been shooting in the shade of the tree)
    Processed in ACR & CS4; small crop, levels adjustment, small cloning

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    Good idea Julie. Nice combination of colours and shapes and the diffused effect. Dave

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    lovely OOF effect and nice concept , BG is good
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    I really like the OOF background affect. In the background there are a couple grouping of three crabapples. I would have probably picked 2 crabapples from each grouping leaving all single crabapples.

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    Lovely shot Julie. I like the dof and colour combination in this. Great comp too.

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    Hi Julie. I like what you're trying to do here. Good sharpness on the foreground branch and a nice background. On the other hand, I find the OOF branch competing for my attention - partly because of the overlap with the foreground branch and partly because of the bright highlights on the OOF crabapples that draw my eye. IMO, tweaking the comp and toning down those highlights would make for a stronger image. (Evidently, mine is a minority opinion here. :) )

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    I find the OOF branch competing for my attention - partly because of the overlap with the foreground branch and partly because of the bright highlights on the OOF crabapples that draw my eye.
    Actually, Steve, that was kind of my point. I, too, found my eyes bobbing back and forth between the two branches while I was shooting them and thought "Why not try to do it on purpose?" I know it's not the typical point of a photographic image (to only have one focal point) but I went with it anyway. I'm a big fan of seeing past the one focal point to the second minor one in some cases and this, to me, seemed to work.

    I do totally respect your opinion not to love it like I do, though! :)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Julie Kenward View Post
    Actually, Steve, that was kind of my point. I, too, found my eyes bobbing back and forth between the two branches while I was shooting them and thought "Why not try to do it on purpose?" I know it's not the typical point of a photographic image (to only have one focal point) but I went with it anyway. I'm a big fan of seeing past the one focal point to the second minor one in some cases and this, to me, seemed to work.

    I do totally respect your opinion not to love it like I do, though! :)
    Hey Jules - Different strokes for different folks, you know. :) :) - and thanks for the followup.

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    Hi Julie, wonderful detail and very nice light. I like the idea of the OOF repetition in the BG. I would have liked to see the OOF branch not overlapping with the one in the foreground, but just below it.
    - Jerry -

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    I like the simplicity of this image--in the few colors and in the composition. Nice shadows to define the fuit. I like it a lot.

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