Lillies - Selective Focus
Uploaded: June 25, 2002
I have been reading Bryan Peterson's book, Learning To See Creatively, and had just read about selective focus. I loved the tops of these flowers and decided that this technique was right for this shot.
Denise M. Prichett June 25, 2002
Pat, this picture is great. The colors are just popping out at me from the screen. I love taking pictures of flowers. I mostly go to public gardens. Where did you spot these flowers? Is that book you read really good? Again, great photo and good luck to you. #6257Patricia A. Cale June 25, 2002
Denise: Thank you for your kind comments. These flowers are by my front walk in a small garden that is about 3'x4'. I was looking at these flower for several days and I liked how the stamens were up over the top of the flower and that they moved in the breeze independently of each other. To me, they were a very important part of the flower. The shot was taken in the morning in full shade. I have a Canon EOS Elan II that was mounted on a tripod and used aperature priority mode set to f/16 to shoot the photo. I use a PrimeFilm PF3600 Pro film scanner to get my images in to the computer - I have found the film scanner gives a better scan than flatbed scanners. Bryan's book is very good. He writes in a very easy to read format and describes the techniques he used to shoot the pictures in the book. He also has a book called, "Understanding Exposure", which is also good. He is one on of the instructors of the on-line courses offered on this website. #9090Denise M. Prichett June 25, 2002
Thanks for for the info and feedback. I hope to take one of the online classes starting in September. I will definitely check out the books that you mentioned. Take care. #9102Nikki Schwerdfeger July 24, 2002
Pat & Denise:Love the flower pictures by both of you. They are my favorite subject, too and I think you both have some great shots. Sounds like I need to do some reading and online courses. Perhaps when the kids are in school. #10022
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