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Daisy II
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Elaine Hessler |
Not sure which one is better-let me know what you think and why please!
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Elaine Hessler |
Whoops-I didn't mean to name them both the same. How about "upper" and "lower" photo. Or whatever.
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Dale Hardin |
The best comp is the upper one, and the best focus, the lower one. Now all you have to do is combine the two. I would recommend a re-shoot with expanded DOF and less noise, with an emphasis on not showing space between the petals. Also, you might try using an off camera flash at the side, to add some shadow and texture to the image.
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Jeff E Jensen |
Yup, Dale hit it on the head, combine the two and you are set :o) I love the drops.
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Stephen Shoff |
I agree with an exception. In the top image, the just one area of green adds a lot of interest. I think there needs to be a little more richness in the colors -- perhaps checking levels or blach/white points -- but maybe Dale's off-camera flash idea would help that as well. Unless, of course, you were going for a high-key effect, in which case you'd need a little more high-key to make it clear.
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- Rita K. Connell Contact Rita K. Connell Rita K. Connell's Gallery |
I love the water drops, I have to agree with dale on this one also. combine the two and you are set. I prefer the petals coming down w/s up. up makes me think those water drops should be falling off.
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- Michael Kelly Contact Michael Kelly Michael Kelly's Gallery |
I prefer the first one mostly do to the DOF which keeps all the visible areas in focus. I do agree with Dale's assessment though that a combination of the two would be great.
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Beth Spencer |
I agree with Dale, it is hard to get it all focused in close up shots... You did really great with the water drops. Congratulations on your EP!
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Elaine Hessler |
Thanks for the input! I took this picture for a class I am taking and had a ton of issues. I made my own dew when I got up early as it was bone dry out. Then the sun went in when I took the first set of shots. Then it came out after I went in again.... The setup was "interesting". I had the camera upside down on my tripod about 6 inches off the ground. I had to use the live view to focus, which was difficult to see in the bright light,, hence the focus issues. And I was looking at an upside down image. I learned that my 60mm lens is NOT the one to use to get a big DOF, no matter what the aperture. I'll give it another shot providing my flowers haven't been eaten by the bunnies! Thanks for your comments-I couldn't quite figure out what wasn't quite right with these images.
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Elaine Hessler |
Hi-I am attempting to reshoot these pictures. Here is my problem. From what I gather from the comments, it would be nice if I could get most of this shot in focus. I used my 60mm on the above shots, and tried to reshoot this using the same lens at an f 20, but am still getting too shallow of a DOF. So I tried using my 200mm and 18-55mm lens to get more DOF, but can't get in as close-evidently the minimum focusing distance is a lot bigger than with the 60mm. I guess I could use these lenses, then crop, but I know there is a better way. Any insight would be helpful. Thanks. Like Dale said, the more I learn, the more I find I don't know. Ugh. Isn't ignorance bliss?
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Elaine Hessler |
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