Nature Aperture Wide Open

Aperture Wide Open · **2 Likes**

Fall's glory is over and winter's magic is still at least a month away. I find this in between space really stretches my willingness try different shooting techniques just to see what happens. So yesterday I took out the 50mm, set the aperture to 1.7 and left it there for the whole morning's shoot. I did the same again this morning with the Tamron setting it at f/ 2.8.

It was challenging to get a good shot and my results are mixed. Here are the images I thought either good enough to share, or strange enough to be kind of cool.

Twisting in the wind (50mm, f/ 1.7, 1/125)

Tripper (50mm, f/ 1.7, 1/500)

Brittle and Curled Fern (90mm, f/ 2.8, 1/15)

A couple of hearty flowers...Pansies (90mm, f/2.8, 1/60)

Blanket Flower -- this was the toughest - (90mm, f/ 2.8, 1/320)

Thanks for having a look!

gabro822 · 10-26-2012, 12:07 PM

Tessfully I really love the first one!! I like very much the detail and the dof!!
Great job!!!

riff · 10-26-2012, 01:24 PM

Like these, shallow depth of field can be amazing, it can also go very wrong easily.

Look out tess keep this up and you may find yourself wanting a A or K 50mm F/1.2..

FWIW and IMHO the first three are nice, the last fern shot is a great composition but the overall colour mix doesn't quite grab me. My favorite is the last image, really quite perfect. That plant bit in the lower left is splendid! TFS

tessfully · 10-26-2012, 01:59 PM

Originally posted by gabro822

Tessfully I really love the first one!! I like very much the detail and the dof!!
Great job!!!

Thanks for having a look and for the nice comments Garbo!

Originally posted by riff

Like these, shallow depth of field can be amazing, it can also go very wrong easily.

Look out tess keep this up and you may find yourself wanting a A or K 50mm F/1.2..

FWIW and IMHO the first three are nice, the last fern shot is a great composition but the overall colour mix doesn't quite grab me. My favorite is the last image, really quite perfect. That plant bit in the lower left is splendid! TFS

Thanks for commenting riff! I also found the colours less than pleasing on that shot. I tried to desaturate the greens etc. but nothing worked to change the overall colour mix...so, I decided to see what it looked like black and white. Here is the result....

charliezap · 10-26-2012, 02:43 PM

A great presentation Tess.

--charliezap

chicagojohn · 10-26-2012, 04:00 PM

This definitely does emphasize the form, but to my view it is like desaturating a rose. I prefer the original, quite frankly :P

riff · 10-26-2012, 04:30 PM

Originally posted by tessfully

I decided to see what it looked like black and white. Here is the result....

Beautiful BW conversion. I would probably try painting some colour back in on the fern only, just for grins. If you have software that does layers. Having said that it sure is a nice conversion!

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10-26-2012, 02:43 PM	#19
charliezap Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: saugus ma Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,686	A great presentation Tess.--charliezap

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10-26-2012, 12:07 PM	#16
gabro822 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Milan Photos: Gallery Posts: 339	Tessfully I really love the first one!! I like very much the detail and the dof!! Great job!!!

10-26-2012, 01:24 PM	#17
riff Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 1,408	Like these, shallow depth of field can be amazing, it can also go very wrong easily. Look out tess keep this up and you may find yourself wanting a A or K 50mm F/1.2.. FWIW and IMHO the first three are nice, the last fern shot is a great composition but the overall colour mix doesn't quite grab me. My favorite is the last image, really quite perfect. That plant bit in the lower left is splendid! TFS

10-26-2012, 01:59 PM	#18
tessfully Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: S. Algonquin, Ontario Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,860 Original Poster	Originally posted by gabro822 Tessfully I really love the first one!! I like very much the detail and the dof!! Great job!!! Thanks for having a look and for the nice comments Garbo! Originally posted by riff Like these, shallow depth of field can be amazing, it can also go very wrong easily. Look out tess keep this up and you may find yourself wanting a A or K 50mm F/1.2.. FWIW and IMHO the first three are nice, the last fern shot is a great composition but the overall colour mix doesn't quite grab me. My favorite is the last image, really quite perfect. That plant bit in the lower left is splendid! TFS Thanks for commenting riff! I also found the colours less than pleasing on that shot. I tried to desaturate the greens etc. but nothing worked to change the overall colour mix...so, I decided to see what it looked like black and white. Here is the result....

10-26-2012, 04:00 PM	#20
chicagojohn Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 244	This definitely does emphasize the form, but to my view it is like desaturating a rose. I prefer the original, quite frankly :P

10-26-2012, 04:30 PM	#21
riff Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 1,408	Originally posted by tessfully I decided to see what it looked like black and white. Here is the result.... Beautiful BW conversion. I would probably try painting some colour back in on the fern only, just for grins. If you have software that does layers. Having said that it sure is a nice conversion!