I also did a little experiment where I separately sharpened the
foreground petal under "mask" and, IMHO, I improved the image somewhat.
In PS I created a separate layer and sharpened the entire image until
the foreground petal was improved as much as possible. This made the
rest of the image looks gaudy so I added a mask and filled the mask with
black paint from the paint bucket. I then switched to a brush and white
paint and painted over the foreground petal revealing the extra
sharpening on only that part of the image.
Chuck Norcutt
Jim Nichols wrote:
> 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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