Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Trying is easy, Mark is hard ;-) I did shoot the botany book illustration sharp front to back versions as well. But then it wouldn't hardly qualify as Bromeliad Blossoms in *Bokeh* now would it? This is "art" doncha know ;-) These more to your taste perhaps? http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/130983354 http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/128264662 http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/128531434 http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/128531434 http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/128531440 http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/139278338 http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/140920576 These flowers are cutting into my editing time here. Have a good one! *Family and friends are everything.* Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 23 June 2013 12:46, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > Dying is easy macro is hard. > But it was a fun experiment! > > > On 6/22/13 7:21 PM, "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote: > > > Thanks for looking Mark. The limited focus was intentional in the ones I > > selected to show. I did shoot each composition from f/2 through to f/11. > I > > prefer what is meant to be the semi-abstract in these. They're just > flowers > > as an exercise in workflow.. > > > > > > *Family and friends are everything.* > > > > Cheers > > Geoff > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > > > On 23 June 2013 06:46, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > > > >> Nice color! > >> Terrific fuzz! > >> Shooting with a tripod lens wide open is a real man bites dog story! > >> Selective focus shots have to have the sharp area right up front where > the > >> eye goes to first. The eye does not want to have to go searching! > >> My eye is moving around these shots trying to find the very small areas > >> which have useful (sharp) information. > >> Bokeh is a great thing from an expensive lens but I'll take flowers over > >> bokeh of flowers any day. Or at least have the sharp area were we can > >> easily > >> find them. > >> And if I have my tripod with me I'm sure as hell going to stop down. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On 6/22/13 1:13 AM, "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Just for the exercise. Some sunshine after a grey winter morning. > >>> I found these hiding under a Cycad in our garden. > >>> > >>> Some squatting in the bed with Gitzo and honeysuckles dripping on my > back > >>> and a quick trip through LR on my email laptop. > >>> > >>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/150916643 > >>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/150916644 > >>> > >>> > >>> *Family and friends are everything.* > >>> > >>> Cheers > >>> Geoff > >>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Mark William Rabiner > >> Photography > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > -- > Mark William Rabiner > Photography > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >