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First - posting, crocus, flower, 50mm shoot · **1 Like**

My first upload to the Forum. My first afternoon with the new 50mm (my first lens since the kit). The first crocus to bloom in the yard so far. Shot in RAW with tiny tweaks from iPhoto only.

Sliver-Surfer · 02-24-2014, 07:51 AM

Beautiful, I can't wait for the Crocus to signal spring is here. It's so cold. Is it pentax-DA 1.8/50mm?

slowpez · 02-24-2014, 07:56 AM

Lots of firsts here. Beautiful crocus. Can I ask why you used such a fast shutter speed and high iso on this image?

OrchidJulie · 02-24-2014, 08:00 AM - **1 Like**

Welcome! Post more!

kentishrev · 02-24-2014, 09:25 AM

Originally posted by Sliver-Surfer

Beautiful, I can't wait for the Crocus to signal spring is here. It's so cold. Is it pentax-DA 1.8/50mm?

thanks. It was indeed the Pentax DA 50mm f1.8.

---------- Post added 02-24-14 at 04:26 PM ----------

Originally posted by slowpez

Lots of firsts here. Beautiful crocus. Can I ask why you used such a fast shutter speed and high iso on this image?

thanks. It was very windy, so I needed the high shutter speed. Given the aperture, high ISO was the only way to balance (as a newbie that works for me!).

mattieyp3 · 02-24-2014, 09:31 AM

Beautiful! Here's one I took last year in our front yard. Keep getting great shots!

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/members/49819-mattieyp3/albums/7908-misce...cture70479.jpg

**manishved** · 02-24-2014, 09:53 AM - **1 Like**

Great first post and welcome to the forums....

**MSL** · 02-24-2014, 10:04 AM

Originally posted by kentishrev

thanks. It was very windy, so I needed the high shutter speed. Given the aperture, high ISO was the only way to balance (as a newbie that works for me!).

ISO 800 isn't so high so no need to apologize for that. Was the selection of f1.8 intentional or in order to keep the shutter speed as high as possible? While a wide open aperture can isolate the foreground from a smeared out background, in this case you've ended up with a half and half effect as the grass is still pretty identifiable. In high wind, you sometimes just need to patient for the pauses between gusts, or sometimes shoot using burst mode to catch the one image where the wind was minimal. Looking forward to more shots.

kentishrev · 02-24-2014, 01:13 PM

Originally posted by MSL

ISO 800 isn't so high so no need to apologize for that. Was the selection of f1.8 intentional or in order to keep the shutter speed as high as possible? While a wide open aperture can isolate the foreground from a smeared out background, in this case you've ended up with a half and half effect as the grass is still pretty identifiable. In high wind, you sometimes just need to patient for the pauses between gusts, or sometimes shoot using burst mode to catch the one image where the wind was minimal. Looking forward to more shots.

The f1.8 was intended, as I was after an element of bokeh behind. It was the iPhoto contrast that brought some of the grass back into recognisable form. If I was taking this again, I might increase (or is it decrease) the aperture to, say, 5.0 or 7.1 to bring the front petal into focus. That said, I quite like the way the blurred stem takes your eye from the ground to the blurred petals and then back to the sharper elements. It's all in the learning curve!

---------- Post added 02-24-14 at 08:14 PM ----------

Originally posted by mattieyp3

Beautiful! Here's one I took last year in our front yard. Keep getting great shots!

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/members/49819-mattieyp3/albums/7908-misce...cture70479.jpg

thanks. Yours is very nice too. A real depth to the flower colour.

**MSL** · 02-24-2014, 01:31 PM

Originally posted by kentishrev

. It was the iPhoto contrast that brought some of the grass back into recognisable form

It would be interesting to see the photo without this treatment.

**Kerrowdown** · 02-24-2014, 02:07 PM

Originally posted by kentishrev

It's all in the learning curve!

Aye and remember that's part of the fun bit too.

kentishrev · 02-24-2014, 03:16 PM

Originally posted by MSL

It would be interesting to see the photo without this treatment.

your wish is my command:

**MSL** · 02-24-2014, 03:20 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by kentishrev

your wish is my command:

Gracias, thank you, merci etc.
I much prefer the second version. I'd crop it, probably to put the crocus on the right third, but I like the colors so much better and the background has better blurring.

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02-24-2014, 07:51 AM	#2
Sliver-Surfer Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,558	Beautiful, I can't wait for the Crocus to signal spring is here. It's so cold. Is it pentax-DA 1.8/50mm?

02-24-2014, 07:56 AM	#3
slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,461	Lots of firsts here. Beautiful crocus. Can I ask why you used such a fast shutter speed and high iso on this image?

02-24-2014, 08:00 AM - 1 Like	#4
OrchidJulie Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Magic City Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,006	Welcome! Post more!

02-24-2014, 09:25 AM	#5
kentishrev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 180 Original Poster	Originally posted by Sliver-Surfer Beautiful, I can't wait for the Crocus to signal spring is here. It's so cold. Is it pentax-DA 1.8/50mm? thanks. It was indeed the Pentax DA 50mm f1.8. ---------- Post added 02-24-14 at 04:26 PM ---------- Originally posted by slowpez Lots of firsts here. Beautiful crocus. Can I ask why you used such a fast shutter speed and high iso on this image? thanks. It was very windy, so I needed the high shutter speed. Given the aperture, high ISO was the only way to balance (as a newbie that works for me!).

02-24-2014, 09:31 AM	#6
mattieyp3 Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Washington, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 160	Beautiful! Here's one I took last year in our front yard. Keep getting great shots! https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/members/49819-mattieyp3/albums/7908-misce...cture70479.jpg

02-24-2014, 09:53 AM - 1 Like	#7
manishved Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: N. Calif Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,652	Great first post and welcome to the forums....

02-24-2014, 10:04 AM	#8
MSL Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Greater Toronto Area Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,756	Originally posted by kentishrev thanks. It was very windy, so I needed the high shutter speed. Given the aperture, high ISO was the only way to balance (as a newbie that works for me!). ISO 800 isn't so high so no need to apologize for that. Was the selection of f1.8 intentional or in order to keep the shutter speed as high as possible? While a wide open aperture can isolate the foreground from a smeared out background, in this case you've ended up with a half and half effect as the grass is still pretty identifiable. In high wind, you sometimes just need to patient for the pauses between gusts, or sometimes shoot using burst mode to catch the one image where the wind was minimal. Looking forward to more shots.

02-24-2014, 01:13 PM	#9
kentishrev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 180 Original Poster	Originally posted by MSL ISO 800 isn't so high so no need to apologize for that. Was the selection of f1.8 intentional or in order to keep the shutter speed as high as possible? While a wide open aperture can isolate the foreground from a smeared out background, in this case you've ended up with a half and half effect as the grass is still pretty identifiable. In high wind, you sometimes just need to patient for the pauses between gusts, or sometimes shoot using burst mode to catch the one image where the wind was minimal. Looking forward to more shots. The f1.8 was intended, as I was after an element of bokeh behind. It was the iPhoto contrast that brought some of the grass back into recognisable form. If I was taking this again, I might increase (or is it decrease) the aperture to, say, 5.0 or 7.1 to bring the front petal into focus. That said, I quite like the way the blurred stem takes your eye from the ground to the blurred petals and then back to the sharper elements. It's all in the learning curve! ---------- Post added 02-24-14 at 08:14 PM ---------- Originally posted by mattieyp3 Beautiful! Here's one I took last year in our front yard. Keep getting great shots! https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/members/49819-mattieyp3/albums/7908-misce...cture70479.jpg thanks. Yours is very nice too. A real depth to the flower colour.

02-24-2014, 01:31 PM	#10
MSL Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Greater Toronto Area Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,756	Originally posted by kentishrev . It was the iPhoto contrast that brought some of the grass back into recognisable form It would be interesting to see the photo without this treatment.

02-24-2014, 02:07 PM	#11
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,867	Originally posted by kentishrev It's all in the learning curve! Aye and remember that's part of the fun bit too.

02-24-2014, 03:20 PM - 1 Like	#13
MSL Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Greater Toronto Area Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,756	Originally posted by kentishrev your wish is my command: Gracias, thank you, merci etc. I much prefer the second version. I'd crop it, probably to put the crocus on the right third, but I like the colors so much better and the background has better blurring.

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