Bluets

Gallery: FloraPosted May 21, 201471 views11 comments

Springtime is such a perfect time to "play" with the macro lens! Here is a grouping of three that I found pleasing.

Fuji Finepix, 40mm macro, handheld
I played with soooo many settings, I'm not sure which this one is but I tried to use 8, 9.5 or 11.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Larry Lynch on May 22, 2014 at 12:08 PM

Amazing how the centers of your three main blooms are so sharp. Some may object about the soft look you achieved but I like it . Wonderful colors.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on May 22, 2014 at 12:11 PM

Beautiful color palette and strong composition for my tastes Christine. Perfect dof control to get the centers sharp. I guess I might prefer more color separation from the bg but the centers hold my interest enough that, that may just be conventional expectation on my part. Very fine image.

pat

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on May 22, 2014 at 3:53 PM

Nice work lining up the plane of focus Christine. The color is nice and I like the pano crop. I think I would clone out the little light line in the bottom center.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 22, 2014 at 9:48 PM

Chirstine - Looks great to me. Good idea for a pano crop and the blooms have the right sharpness (or softness) to hold the appeal

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Comment posted by John Williams on May 22, 2014 at 11:00 PM

Such lovely dainties!

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Comment posted by Bob/Charly Nelson on May 23, 2014 at 8:10 AM

Fantastic composition and painterly feel to this Chris. To me the BG adds a bunch to this.
Bob

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 23, 2014 at 12:23 PM

Yes, I would like to see more sharpness, but your framing, colors, and comp. choices are great. With as much magnification as you're showing here, I don't think that f/8 vs f/11 would make much difference.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 23, 2014 at 3:57 PM

I like how you kept the centers in focus. I envy you the steady hands!

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on May 23, 2014 at 8:25 PM

Very nice flower arrangement in excellent light and nice colors. Well done Chris.

p.s. May be I'd remove the part of the flower at the bottom and bottom left corner.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on May 23, 2014 at 9:59 PM

Hi Christine

The point & shoot cameras allow for a great DOF. which is very evident here.. a delightful image. well done and a joy to behold

Albert Darmo

Canada

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 23, 2014 at 10:49 PM

A neat grouping, Chris. An excellent job getting all three blossoms in what appears to be exactly the same focal plane. The dof you chose works for me.

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