Posted by Brian Vance on August 15, 2010 at 1:18 PM
I shot this subject a few weeks ago on two separate occasions. I was immediately drawn to this plant because of the repeating patterns in the leaves, and I wanted to use a shallow DOF to give the image a blurred, pinwheel feel.
After looking at my files after my first attempt, I realized that there were a lot of DOF options and that placement of the focal point within the frame was also an important consideration. I went back and worked the subject some more, and decided the whole experiment worked best in a BW conversion. I'm posting two images for c & c, to see what others see.
The first image:
Canon 40D @ f4.5, 100 macro, 1/160, ISO 640, MLU, tripod and cable release
Posted by Brian Vance on August 15, 2010 at 1:22 PM
In this image, the focal point is on the two leaves in the center of the image, and the DOF is shallower here.
Canon 40D @f2.8, 100 macro, 1/200, ISO 100, MLU, tripod and cable release.
Posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 15, 2010 at 7:34 PM
Like the first one, Brian - the repeating shapes play magic on the eyes.
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9 repliesAfter looking at my files after my first attempt, I realized that there were a lot of DOF options and that placement of the focal point within the frame was also an important consideration. I went back and worked the subject some more, and decided the whole experiment worked best in a BW conversion. I'm posting two images for c & c, to see what others see.
The first image:
Canon 40D @ f4.5, 100 macro, 1/160, ISO 640, MLU, tripod and cable release
Canon 40D @f2.8, 100 macro, 1/200, ISO 100, MLU, tripod and cable release.