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A Fortnight Lily in bright morning sunlight against a shadowed background.

**DW58** · 11-04-2019, 08:11 AM

Beautiful lighting Todd. I think this would look really nice framed.

prakticaowner · 11-04-2019, 09:13 AM

Indeed beautiful

**ToddK** · 11-04-2019, 09:41 AM

Originally posted by DW58

Beautiful lighting Todd. I think this would look really nice framed.

Thanks Dave!

Originally posted by prakticaowner

Indeed beautiful

Thank you for the comment!

**PJ1** · 11-04-2019, 01:58 PM

Very nice. Excellent clarity.

**Apet-Sure** · 11-04-2019, 02:58 PM

Originally posted by DW58

I think this would look really nice framed.

I agree. Fine detail for a shot taken at f20. My Pentax-F 100mm f2.8 Macro is very sharp at wider apertures, but I've never tried to close down that far. Your shot inspires me to try.

**ToddK** · 11-04-2019, 03:16 PM

Originally posted by PJ1

Very nice. Excellent clarity.

Thanks for your comment PJ1!

Originally posted by Apet-Sure

I agree. Fine detail for a shot taken at f20. My Pentax-F 100mm f2.8 Macro is very sharp at wider apertures, but I've never tried to close down that far. Your shot inspires me to try.

Thank you. I have rarely closed a lens down this far, but I decided to do a progression of shots starting more open and then stopped at f20. I may be wrong, but I assume the image degrades starting at the edges and corners, and I knew that with nothing but black around the perimeter that I might be okay in the center of the image which turned out to be the case.

**Apet-Sure** · 11-04-2019, 04:01 PM

I'll have to read up again on diffraction, circle of confusion, etc. I assume that the sharper the lens is at wider apertures, the farther you have to stop down before diffraction becomes noticeable. Since I usually crop my 10MP or 16MP images to fit my computer monitor pixel dimensions, your idea about center sharpness would be a great help. At close focusing and macro subject distances the DOF for 100mm lenses is tiny, and this has been a problem on some shots that were fine otherwise. I'll have to shoot a series starting at f16 going down to f32 to see where the usable range is for my lens.

**ToddK** · 11-04-2019, 04:58 PM

Originally posted by Apet-Sure

I'll have to shoot a series starting at f16 going down to f32 to see where the usable range is for my lens.

That is a good idea, particularly for macro, as you said. I sometimes do focus stacking, but the results are not always good.

**Videopilot** · 11-05-2019, 09:59 AM

Originally posted by ToddK

A Fortnight Lily in bright morning sunlight against a shadowed background.

Beautiful!

**Larrymc** · 11-05-2019, 10:59 AM

Wow!! This is a superb image, Todd, very impressive!!

**ToddK** · 11-05-2019, 03:24 PM

Originally posted by Videopilot

Beautiful!

Thank you!

Originally posted by Larrymc

Wow!! This is a superb image, Todd, very impressive!!

Thanks Larry!

The Squirrel Mafia · 11-05-2019, 03:32 PM

Very nice!

Photogoof · 01-10-2020, 02:30 PM

Originally posted by ToddK

A Fortnight Lily in bright morning sunlight against a shadowed background.

I love how this is done!

**Tonytee** · 01-10-2020, 06:45 PM

Stunningly beautiful. Many thanks for sharing such awesome image.

TT

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11-04-2019, 08:11 AM	#2
DW58 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Rural Oregon Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,062	Beautiful lighting Todd. I think this would look really nice framed.

11-04-2019, 09:13 AM	#3
prakticaowner New Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 18	Indeed beautiful

11-04-2019, 09:41 AM	#4
ToddK Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas Hill Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,532 Original Poster	Originally posted by DW58 Beautiful lighting Todd. I think this would look really nice framed. Thanks Dave! Originally posted by prakticaowner Indeed beautiful Thank you for the comment!

11-04-2019, 01:58 PM	#5
PJ1 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Toowoomba, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,484	Very nice. Excellent clarity.

11-04-2019, 02:58 PM	#6
Apet-Sure Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Goldsboro North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,861	Originally posted by DW58 I think this would look really nice framed. I agree. Fine detail for a shot taken at f20. My Pentax-F 100mm f2.8 Macro is very sharp at wider apertures, but I've never tried to close down that far. Your shot inspires me to try.

11-04-2019, 03:16 PM	#7
ToddK Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas Hill Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,532 Original Poster	Originally posted by PJ1 Very nice. Excellent clarity. Thanks for your comment PJ1! Originally posted by Apet-Sure I agree. Fine detail for a shot taken at f20. My Pentax-F 100mm f2.8 Macro is very sharp at wider apertures, but I've never tried to close down that far. Your shot inspires me to try. Thank you. I have rarely closed a lens down this far, but I decided to do a progression of shots starting more open and then stopped at f20. I may be wrong, but I assume the image degrades starting at the edges and corners, and I knew that with nothing but black around the perimeter that I might be okay in the center of the image which turned out to be the case.

11-04-2019, 04:01 PM	#8
Apet-Sure Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Goldsboro North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,861	I'll have to read up again on diffraction, circle of confusion, etc. I assume that the sharper the lens is at wider apertures, the farther you have to stop down before diffraction becomes noticeable. Since I usually crop my 10MP or 16MP images to fit my computer monitor pixel dimensions, your idea about center sharpness would be a great help. At close focusing and macro subject distances the DOF for 100mm lenses is tiny, and this has been a problem on some shots that were fine otherwise. I'll have to shoot a series starting at f16 going down to f32 to see where the usable range is for my lens.

11-04-2019, 04:58 PM	#9
ToddK Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas Hill Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,532 Original Poster	Originally posted by Apet-Sure I'll have to shoot a series starting at f16 going down to f32 to see where the usable range is for my lens. That is a good idea, particularly for macro, as you said. I sometimes do focus stacking, but the results are not always good.

11-05-2019, 09:59 AM	#10
Videopilot Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New Jersey Photos: Albums Posts: 481	Originally posted by ToddK A Fortnight Lily in bright morning sunlight against a shadowed background. Beautiful!

11-05-2019, 10:59 AM	#11
Larrymc Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Mississippi, USA Posts: 5,251	Wow!! This is a superb image, Todd, very impressive!!

11-05-2019, 03:24 PM	#12
ToddK Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas Hill Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,532 Original Poster	Originally posted by Videopilot Beautiful! Thank you! Originally posted by Larrymc Wow!! This is a superb image, Todd, very impressive!! Thanks Larry!

11-05-2019, 03:32 PM	#13
The Squirrel Mafia Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 3,054	Very nice!

01-10-2020, 02:30 PM	#14
Photogoof Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Prague Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,422	Originally posted by ToddK A Fortnight Lily in bright morning sunlight against a shadowed background. I love how this is done!

01-10-2020, 06:45 PM	#15
Tonytee Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 21,461	Stunningly beautiful. Many thanks for sharing such awesome image. TT