Chuck,
Thanks for looking and for your constructive comments. As you are aware,
focusing a manual lens using the E-510 viewfinder is difficult. IIRC, on
these shots, I used Live View, but not magnified, because I wanted to see
the full image. In each case, I tried to focus on the detailed patterns in
the petals, and depended on f/5.6 to get the rest, leaving the background
out of focus. While the foreground edges of the petals may not be razor
sharp, I felt that the eye goes for the details first, and that is what I
placed emphasis on.
I feel that aperture selection must be a compromise in these sorts of
photos. Stopping down more would assure that the front edges are defined,
but that brings the twigs in the background into focus, and I try to avoid
that.
Again, thanks for your comments. I try to learn something from each image
that I post.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 5:30 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Spring Rains Bring May Flowers
>I like both the Iris and the Rhody but both strike me as slightly
> backfocused, ie; foreground petals not quite as sharp as those further
> back. But that may be deliberate on your part. We had some discussion
> of this recently. I prefer the foreground elements to always be the
> sharpest, others do not.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> Jim Nichols wrote:
>> We have had three days of rain since May 1st, totaling 7 inches at my
>> house. Plants are coming to their prime in a hurry (and the grass is
>> growing like mad), and the blooms have to be captured when they decide to
>> show up. The rain stopped, and, with an overcast sky for lighting, I
>> decided to capture a few in our yard.
>>
>> Bearded Iris
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Bearded+Iris.tif.html
>>
>> White Rhododrendron
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Rhododrendron.tif.html
>>
>> Our one and only rose
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Rose.tif.html
>>
>> I know its not Friday, but wanted to show them anyway. Comments and
>> critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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