Yes, very helpful. I found an old pair of computer glasses that do help
with seeing the difference. Thanks, Moose.
Tina
On Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 1:03 AM, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 9/6/2013 7:38 AM, Tina Manley wrote:
> > Just a memory -
> >
> > http://www.pbase.com/image/152197369/original
>
> Like!
>
> Then may I pick a couple of nits? :-) I appreciate the display of the
> blossom against the aureole of leaves behind it,
> somewhat separated by DOF from those further behind. The primary subject
> is so vertical ... I'd probably have gone with
> vertical, and certainly would crop vertically, after the fact.
>
> Perhaps going back to f8 and moving the focal plane forward just a bit
> more would leave the flower fully in focus, while
> separating the immediate leaves from background more? The horizontal
> framing might work better that way.
>
> I've been interested, watching the move of aperture settings, f4, f5.6,
> f8, f11. It's certainly worked in bringing more
> DOF, although I still think this one could benefit from a little further
> forward focus. It's lost the glow of the first
> one, although that may be in part the change of lens mid way and, of
> course the changing nature of the subject.
>
> I don't know, with what you say about your current vision/eyeglasses
> situation if you will be able to see all of this.
> <http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/Others/Manley/Magnolia2.htm>
>
> It shows the kind of crop I talked about. I also moved the apparent plane
> of focus forward, leaving the leaves as is,
> sharpening most of the blossom a little and brushing in more sharpening on
> the most forward parts. Perhaps not entirely
> satisfactory, perhaps, but I hope it illustrates what more forward focus
> would have done.
>
> Hopefully Helpful Moose
>
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