Making Hay

Gallery: FloraPosted March 30, 201357 views7 comments

Another in the weed file I guess. I was walking a hay field harvested last year and have been drawn to these tall growths. The wind was rather strong so I bumped the ISO to 1000 to try and stop movement.
D7000, 70-300mm @ 185, F9 1/640 sec, tripod, cir pol.
All comments and critique helpful. Thanks.
Bob

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7 comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on March 30, 2013 at 4:16 PM

Bob: Really nice DOF/plane of focus management. I like this a little better with some of the space on the top cropped away but the dark BG works well for the tops. Nicely done. >=))>

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 30, 2013 at 7:04 PM

Bob, I will echo Bill's critique, except I would have liked a bit less DOF. Dropping to 7.1 or 6.3 would have enabled you to drop your ISO, keep the shutter speed and have a better blurred BG.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on March 30, 2013 at 11:09 PM

I agree with Bill on the crop from the top to closer to stalks top.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on March 31, 2013 at 9:48 AM

Really appealing Bob, very nice natural color and detail. Beautiful work.
John

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on March 31, 2013 at 9:59 PM

Ha, ha, just a fun shot. Well played.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on April 1, 2013 at 2:36 PM

Love this, Bob ! I reckon the sense of depth with this dof is just right for me - the verticals echoing through the image. Very nicely thought through.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on April 2, 2013 at 6:29 PM

Hi Robert

I like the contrasting colors and detail seperating the FG from the BG ...... I would only agree to a very minor crop on top

Albert Darmo

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