Glimpse of a rose

Gallery: FloraPosted August 24, 201368 views6 comments

After the rain yesterday, I was having fun taking photos of my few roses on my new rose bush. I liked the look from an OOF rose in the background of this rose, and I deliberately cropped this in tight for a close look. Does this tight crop work? Somehow this comp and the softer focus appealed to me. . .but curious what others think.

Canon 60D. 180mm macro lens. F/5 for 1/400 sec. ISO 250. Natural lighting, tripod mounted.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 24, 2013 at 3:16 PM

I like the close up view and how the sharp area angles in subtly from the lower right. Given your focus, I wonder about tighter crops; off the top to below that oof petal rim and from the bottom to above the bottom rim of the lowest petal or only off the top.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 24, 2013 at 7:37 PM

Carolyn: Like your POF/DOF choice especially. Nicely done.>=))>

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Comment posted by Rob Graham on August 24, 2013 at 11:45 PM

Overall I like the dof choice you made. I like the idea of a crop off of the bottom to eliminate some of the distracting dark areas.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 25, 2013 at 10:52 AM

Hi carolyn