Blue and Gold closeups: Yesterday I took some blue hour closeups experimenting with various depths of field. My Zeiss 85mm can really create a shallow depth of field. This morning I...

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Yesterday I took some blue hour closeups experimenting with various depths of field. My Zeiss 85mm can really create a shallow depth of field. This morning I went out the door with the longs lens to get more YHBB shots. The gale that met me convinced me to try another day, so I took a golden hour shot of one of our blooming trees.

In the blue hour shots (#1 - 6) I would appreciate your comments/reactions to these shots.

Downloads are best.

#1

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#2
#2...

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#3
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#4
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#5
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#6
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Golden hour
Golden hour...

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Retired CPO Loc: Travel full time in an RV

Blue and Gold, Mike? Are you sure you aren't a Navy guy at heart??

jdtonkinson Loc: Red Wing, MN

Beautiful shots of beautiful flowers. I enjoyed seeing these

Sinewsworn Loc: Port Orchard, WA

UTMike wrote:

Yesterday I took some blue hour closeups experimenting with various depths of field. My Zeiss 85mm can really create a shallow depth of field. This morning I went out the door with the longs lens to get more YHBB shots. The gale that met me convinced me to try another day, so I took a golden hour shot of one of our blooming trees.

In the blue hour shots (#1 - 6) I would appreciate your comments/reactions to these shots.

Downloads are best.

I like these shots, you asked for input. I see "fringing" along the leaf edges, especially the red petals. Plus the reds "look" blown although they may not be blown.

NMGal Loc: NE NM

Wonderful series.

Susan yamakawa

#3 is my favorite 👍👍😊😊

L-Fox

UTMike wrote:

Yesterday I took some blue hour closeups experimenting with various depths of field. My Zeiss 85mm can really create a shallow depth of field. This morning I went out the door with the longs lens to get more YHBB shots. The gale that met me convinced me to try another day, so I took a golden hour shot of one of our blooming trees.

In the blue hour shots (#1 - 6) I would appreciate your comments/reactions to these shots.

Downloads are best.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Retired CPO wrote:

Blue and Gold, Mike? Are you sure you aren't a Navy guy at heart??

Actually, those were my university colors, Chief. It was not USNA.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

jdtonkinson wrote:

Beautiful shots of beautiful flowers. I enjoyed seeing these

Thanks, Jim, I wanted to see what different DoF looked like.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Sinewsworn wrote:

I like these shots, you asked for input. I see "fringing" along the leaf edges, especially the red petals. Plus the reds "look" blown although they may not be blown.

Thanks, Tim, I am experimenting with denoise and adjusting the reds in my flower shots. That is helpful.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

NMGal wrote:

Wonderful series.

Thanks, Barbara, I like your new lens.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Susan yamakawa wrote:

#3 is my favorite 👍👍😊😊

The color balance on that one gives me fits, Susan, thanks.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

l-fox wrote:

I appreciate that thumbs up, Larry.

joehel2 Loc: Cherry Hill, NJ

Thanks for sharing these photos, Mike. I love the results with the Zeiss, it creates a very artistic image. The composition of #1, combined with the Zeiss shallow depth of field, created a gallery worthy work, beautiful.

Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida

Very nice, Mike. The last two are my favorites. The DOF is a little shallow in some for my personal taste. You have some very nice perspectives and compositions in these.