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tkj365 · 07-09-2012, 05:55 PM - **1 Like**

First shot with my newly acquired lens...

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slip · 07-09-2012, 06:13 PM

wow what great colors!
The only thing I would do different is use a smaller F stop so you can get all of the centre sharp

well done!

randy

tkj365 · 07-10-2012, 12:00 AM

Originally posted by slip

wow what great colors!
The only thing I would do different is use a smaller F stop so you can get all of the centre sharp

well done!

randy

Thank you! I thought the same thing. Unfortunately my K20D had a broken LCD at the time so I was semi-shooting blind. Since then, I have started pulling out my old Asahi Pentax SL so I can get back to not relying so much on the camera.....

smf · 07-10-2012, 01:39 PM

It's a nice photo.

I agree that a larger area of sharpness in the big bloom would be nice. But the selective focus in this case is appealing.

You might want to try cropping enough from the left to eliminate the big, dark, spent bloom (or whatever it is) that's at approximately the 8 o'clock position from the big bloom.

Alternatively, when you were capturing the image, you might have depressed the stem of that big, dark, faded bloom enough to get it out of the frame. (I sometimes remember to do things like that.) A Plamp or similar tool can be helpful in such cases.

I hope to see more of your photographs, and I hope you enjoy lyour lens.

Parallax · 07-28-2012, 09:35 AM

I like the selective focus, but I think it would have worked better if the far side of the center were focused, rather than the near so the eye would be drawn into the flower. That's largely a matter of taste and personal preference.
The only real issue is the classic "put the subject right smack in the middle of the picture" error. There isn't much you can do about that in PP with this one without loosing the 3:2 aspect ratio.

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07-09-2012, 06:13 PM	#2
slip Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 2 hours north of toronto ontario canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,535	wow what great colors! The only thing I would do different is use a smaller F stop so you can get all of the centre sharp well done! randy

07-10-2012, 12:00 AM	#3
tkj365 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 142 Original Poster	Originally posted by slip wow what great colors! The only thing I would do different is use a smaller F stop so you can get all of the centre sharp well done! randy Thank you! I thought the same thing. Unfortunately my K20D had a broken LCD at the time so I was semi-shooting blind. Since then, I have started pulling out my old Asahi Pentax SL so I can get back to not relying so much on the camera.....

07-10-2012, 01:39 PM	#4
smf Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Midland, MI Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,083	It's a nice photo. I agree that a larger area of sharpness in the big bloom would be nice. But the selective focus in this case is appealing. You might want to try cropping enough from the left to eliminate the big, dark, spent bloom (or whatever it is) that's at approximately the 8 o'clock position from the big bloom. Alternatively, when you were capturing the image, you might have depressed the stem of that big, dark, faded bloom enough to get it out of the frame. (I sometimes remember to do things like that.) A Plamp or similar tool can be helpful in such cases. I hope to see more of your photographs, and I hope you enjoy lyour lens.

07-28-2012, 09:35 AM	#5
Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,333	I like the selective focus, but I think it would have worked better if the far side of the center were focused, rather than the near so the eye would be drawn into the flower. That's largely a matter of taste and personal preference. The only real issue is the classic "put the subject right smack in the middle of the picture" error. There isn't much you can do about that in PP with this one without loosing the 3:2 aspect ratio.

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