Vintage Spring
May 5, 2021 17:26:59 #
I know that this won't be everyone's cup of tea. I have been waiting for the new growth in my local park. I wanted to try out a few of my vintage lenses and check out how the oof areas work with some of the new growth as a subject. Here are a few from yesterday.
Erich
Erich
May 5, 2021 18:01:21 #
May 5, 2021 18:10:17 #
dennis2146 wrote:
Very nice. I like the bokeh in 1, 3 and 4.
Dennis
Dennis
Thank you. I think I really like 3 the best right now. That, of course, could change. lol
Erich
May 5, 2021 20:06:55 #
My favorite is #3, too. The light is good on the new growth so it stand out. The softer background with no really bright spots is very appealing!
May 5, 2021 21:16:15 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
My favorite is #3, too. The light is good on the new growth so it stand out. The softer background with no really bright spots is very appealing!
Yes, I agree with you. The lighting in this photo works. The background is still interesting; but it stays in the background. Thanks for taking a look.
Erich
May 5, 2021 21:31:03 #
ebrunner wrote:
Thank you. I think I really like 3 the best right now. That, of course, could change. lol
Erich
Erich
So do I. Very nice image.
May 6, 2021 02:14:59 #
#1 has a jittery look that I don't care for but it does have very soft bokeh. I like that the spheres are large and soft. Are they so large because of a very low f-stop, or did you crop in to them? Or is it the distance of the light sources from the camera?
As a general suggestion you could try using PP to selectively soften the background a bit more. It might be an idea to take the edge off of the highlights too. I agree with your suggestion that backgrounds should be made less distracting but not completely subdued.
As a general suggestion you could try using PP to selectively soften the background a bit more. It might be an idea to take the edge off of the highlights too. I agree with your suggestion that backgrounds should be made less distracting but not completely subdued.
May 6, 2021 07:55:14 #
I really like numbers one, three, and four. The brightness in the second photo seems a bit much to me.
May 6, 2021 08:51:18 #
May 6, 2021 09:43:48 #
May 6, 2021 14:44:25 #
Like your number three, good use of the bokeh effect and vignette. Glad you left in the branch in the lower left. To me, it completes the image. Bev
May 6, 2021 14:58:56 #
ebrunner wrote:
I know that this won't be everyone's cup of tea. I have been waiting for the new growth in my local park. I wanted to try out a few of my vintage lenses and check out how the oof areas work with some of the new growth as a subject. Here are a few from yesterday.
Erich
Erich
Hi, Erich,
3&4 have my votes d.t. composition.
I have never been able to get into discriminative exercises re: “bokeh”.
Dave
May 6, 2021 18:53:10 #
May 6, 2021 18:56:23 #
R.G. wrote:
#1 has a jittery look that I don't care for but it... (show quote)
As to the size of the bubbles? I think it is because of the distance that the highlights were from the camera. I was shooting wide open, and I was close to the subject. The points of light are gaps in the treetops quite a distance from the lens. I think these are referred to as spectral highlights.
Erich
May 6, 2021 18:59:00 #
jaymatt wrote:
I really like numbers one, three, and four. The brightness in the second photo seems a bit much to me.
Interesting that the one photo you did not mention is the one that NJFrank likes. I think with this type of photography, you get a wide range of effects that appeal to different people. Thanks for taking a look.
Erich
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