Buttercup Blur

Gallery: FloraPosted June 18, 2017191 views6 comments

Last year I learned that I could use my extension tubes with my telephoto lens (Canon 100-400mm) to allow me to focus a little closer than the lens would normally let me. I had noticed these flowers along the road as my husband and I would go for rides on our motor scooters. So, I brought my Canon Mark III camera with that set up (I can't remember now but I think it was the 21mm extension tube). I had this vision in mind at the time, that I wanted to blur the flowers in front and out of focus behind, and leaving one flower sharp. Comments and critiques are welcome.

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6 comments

Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on June 18, 2017 at 11:22 PM

This is lovely, and I like very much the blur with the one flower in focus. I might consider a crop from the bottom, just above the bottom-most blurred flower. And I would also consider cloning out the dark spot just above the main flower. But even without these suggestions, this is very nicely done.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 19, 2017 at 1:47 PM

I like this, Shirley. It's difficult in this kind of shot to get an entire blossom sharp ans still have the nice blur in the rest of the image. Well done.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 19, 2017 at 9:29 PM

Good cram. I like this as is, except for the dark spot Kathy mentions.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on June 20, 2017 at 8:19 PM

The large image really shows this off well Shirley. Great focus on the lone flower and I really like the overall soft yellow color throughout the rest. I can see eliminating or reducing the impact of the lone dark spot above the main event.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 20, 2017 at 9:47 PM

Well done, Shirley. A pleasing result with the nice color wash. As Phil notes, we usually call this technique a "cram." Kathy made a copule good suggestions. I agree with her crop suggestion.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 25, 2017 at 3:06 PM

Shirley: Really nice cram. Don't have anything to add to the suggestions already offered. Great to have you aboard and looking forward to more. >=))>

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