Early Morning Plumeria Leaf
Uploaded: May 31, 2014 | Entered: May 31, 2014 17:32:36
f/4.5, ISO 100, 1/80 sec.
Exif: F Number: 4.5, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/80 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 100.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Richard Lynch May 31, 2014
I like the simplicity of this. It is probably because I have experimented with similar shots (with similar foliage) that I'm interested in raising some questions here. As I look at this I sorta want to crop bottom and left to use the focus as a target for the rule of thirds. Do you get what I mean? It seems to me that it creates more movement in the image (encouraging the eye to shift from focus to softness, or vice-versa). Had you considered other crops? #1574850Ralph McBride June 01, 2014
Thanks for providing some insight to a different perspective. I slightly cropped the image to my liking but I did not think about taking out the bottom left corner. I liked that there was a pretty defined focus area and the angle the leaf is on. Honestly, I wish I had bumped up the f/ to f/6.3 or 7.1 just to get more of the leaf in focus. I understand your idea with the rule of thirds. I see that you teach PS which is my next course to take in the next few months. I will be in touch soon and please feel free to share ideas any time. THANKS!! #11057794Richard Lynch June 02, 2014
Don't get me wrong, there are many ways to see an image. You seem to suggest you want more of it in focus...Your ISO is at 100, and with some cameras you can advance that quite a bit to allow for the smaller aperture. You likely wouldn't want to slow the shutter speed (though Edward Weston might go that way...). Not knowing where this was taken, was bounce flash an option?Something like it from my gallery (elsewhere I have things even more similar...):
http://www.betterphoto.com/gallery/big.php?photoID=14086249&catID=&style=&rowNumber=27&memberID=121428
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Richard Lynch June 02, 2014
trying that photo ID again... #11058743Ralph McBride June 03, 2014
I used the Canon Macro 100mm 2.8. The picture was take outside on my driveway so bounce flash wasn't an option but I like that thinking for future scenarios! I couldn't slow the shutter speed any more because there was a nice breeze. I'm pleased with the overall outcome though. It's just on of those things for me; I always think what could I have done differently. #11058946Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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