Luminous Landscape Forum
The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: John R on July 02, 2009, 03:01:51 pm
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I like the first shot a lot because of the bokeh and the contrast of colours, but the third shot proves I am going to need new glasses, as it is not quite as sharp as I thought. I think the flowers are sickle leaved golden asters, but I am sure Wolfnowl might tell me. Straight out of the camera and just a little brightening. Just dropped my Pentax K10D and ruined the 50-200, so I will have to look for a new lens.
JMR
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Hi John: Looks like common buttercup (Ranunculus sp.) to me. It's definitely not an aster. The other looks like a type of sword fern.
Nice work, BTW!
Mike.
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Hi John: Looks like common buttercup (Ranunculus sp.) to me. It's definitely not an aster. The other looks like a type of sword fern.
Nice work, BTW!
Mike.
Thanks Mike, just looked them up, looks like creeping buttercup, as you said. They were so tall, about 2ft., so I never expected they were buttercups.
JMR
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Nice play of lines and dof. Any way to give them a bit more "pop", they look a bit dull (or is that on purpose).
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Nice play of lines and dof. Any way to give them a bit more "pop", they look a bit dull (or is that on purpose).
I tried that, and the problem with more pop is they lose the soft bokeh. These are straight out of the camera except for a touch of brightness level, not contrast, as this too adversely affects the bokeh. There is supposed to be a way to adjust the main subject without affecting the bokeh (background), but I don't know how to do this yet. Appreciate the comments.
JMR