Posted by Bernie Kasper on April 15, 2010 at 6:19 PM
Any thoughts on this, I didn't realize the distance between the two when I first started shooting and there was just no way to get them both in focus, even at f/18 it wouldn't work..Just wondering if it works ?
I like the comp. I think it would be better if both flowers were in focus. What I would have done is taken two photos one with the front flower in focus and the second with the back flower in focus then merged them into a single photo.
Posted by Steven M Kahn on April 16, 2010 at 4:11 AM
Not sure if this would be where a tilt-shift lens would be able to capture both blossoms in focus or not in a single capture. The other option is Phil's. But for my taste, I like the capture as is. The lighting on the foreground one pops. The bg blossoms looks like it is a bit morein shade and as such, supports the primary blossom as a prop. Nice use of the bg blossom as a compositional element IMHO.
Posted by Toni Lankerd on April 16, 2010 at 11:42 AM
I like it as is, Bernie...the OOF background Trillium could almost be a mirror image of the one in front.
Posted by Bruce Palla on April 16, 2010 at 11:57 AM
I like it with the second out of focus, maybe a lower angle to bring the top and bottom of the blooms closer together?
Posted by Taylor Reed on April 16, 2010 at 4:38 PM
Phil's idea is good. I think it would work better with the second one OOF if the front one was more prominent and filled more of the frame. Spot on exposure though.
Posted by John Tobias on April 17, 2010 at 10:18 AM
Bernie, Nice photo, but w/o the tech stuff, hard to make suggestions. Were you using a close-up attachment or macro lens?
Posted by Bernie Kasper on April 18, 2010 at 10:26 PM
Bernie...I like the idea (done it before myself!). My two cents - either have the back blossom even more out of focus (just a touch more), OR shoot that baby with large format and lay the plane of focus such that both flowers are in focus. Hey, it's a solution that is technically feasible - I didn't say it was easy! CJ
Posted by Brian Vance on April 27, 2010 at 1:50 PM
Or could you use a tilt/shift lens on a DSLR and get the same results without going to LF? I don't know for certain because I've never experimented with a TS lens, but from what I've read, it seems like they were designed for situations like this? Can any experts out there with field experience weigh in on this?
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