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06-12-2017, 08:42 AM   #1
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Playing with DOF and Texture
Lens: Tair-11 Camera: K-S1 Photo Location: Lansing,MI ISO: 200 Shutter Speed: 1/125s Aperture: F2.8 

So, thoughts on improvement? Do you think this would work better in B & W?

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I tried playing around with the image in B/W and it did not help. The problem is that all of the items that are interesting to look at are out of focus. The only in focus area is just a twig. The colors on the trimmed ends and the one bud like feature on the in focus twig draw the viewers eyes away from the focused area.

You need to pick a strong subject for the focused area and use the out of focus background to tell the story (trimming the bushes).

Tim

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You need to get the stuff you want to present in focus. Is it those wery tiny things you are wanting to show us. Or was it something else?
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Agree with both comments. Subject selection and focus on subject.

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