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Aaronss9000 · Mar 9, 2006, 12:54 AM

Hello everyone. Please let me know you think. The DOF was intentional and so was the background. It looked so surreal,how the bright blossoms looked all together. I had to take a picture of it.

Aaron

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DomCotton · Mar 9, 2006, 2:40 AM

Hi,

I think the DOF is good but unfortunately the background is working against you. The white flower kinda gets lost in the white background. The sharpness is also very good - I would like to see that flower against a different background maybe the blue sky?

Dom

oBSidian · Mar 9, 2006, 5:21 AM

Hi Aaron,

The shot has a lot of merit and I like the shallow DOF. It is also nicely sharp, and well exposed.

I do agree with Dom on the background though. One way I've had success with getting a good background is to go outside when the light's fading (even dusk-time), use manual focus, and set the flash onto a low intensity setting (if you can). With a bit of experimenting, this gives nicely exposed flowers and a dark/black background. I think I have an e.g. on my site: www.digitaldreaming.org.uk (goto Nature, and it's in there somewhere).

Hope this is of some use!

Best,

-Ben

SteveDak · Mar 9, 2006, 8:14 AM

Nicely focused subject Aaron butI have to agree that the background colour overwhelms the subject.

julies517 · Mar 9, 2006, 11:33 AM

please have another try though- that's a beauty of a flower i think you can make it work. in addition to it's being lost against the background, the crop's a little tight on bottom, i'd give it just a bit more room for better balance.

Aaronss9000 · Mar 9, 2006, 3:15 PM

Thanks for the comments peeps! Good advice from all!

Aaron

http://www.postedpixels.com

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Mar 9, 2006, 2:40 AM	#2
DomCotton Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 490	Hi, I think the DOF is good but unfortunately the background is working against you. The white flower kinda gets lost in the white background. The sharpness is also very good - I would like to see that flower against a different background maybe the blue sky? Dom

Mar 9, 2006, 5:21 AM	#3
oBSidian Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 216	Hi Aaron, The shot has a lot of merit and I like the shallow DOF. It is also nicely sharp, and well exposed. I do agree with Dom on the background though. One way I've had success with getting a good background is to go outside when the light's fading (even dusk-time), use manual focus, and set the flash onto a low intensity setting (if you can). With a bit of experimenting, this gives nicely exposed flowers and a dark/black background. I think I have an e.g. on my site: www.digitaldreaming.org.uk (goto Nature, and it's in there somewhere). Hope this is of some use! Best, -Ben

Mar 9, 2006, 8:14 AM	#4
SteveDak Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,471	Nicely focused subject Aaron butI have to agree that the background colour overwhelms the subject.

Mar 9, 2006, 11:33 AM	#5
julies517 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 851	please have another try though- that's a beauty of a flower i think you can make it work. in addition to it's being lost against the background, the crop's a little tight on bottom, i'd give it just a bit more room for better balance.

Mar 9, 2006, 3:15 PM	#6
Aaronss9000 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 84	Thanks for the comments peeps! Good advice from all! Aaron http://www.postedpixels.com