Crocuses
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 11:37 pm
Finally! First signs of spring in my garden 
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Re: Crocuses
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 1:46 am
Nice. Flowers are beginning to popmoutnhere too.
Re: Crocuses
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:23 am
Fabulous flowers Hawk. I especially like the colours in #1
Re: Crocuses
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 3:49 pm
Love the subject and the colors, but apart from #1, I find all the backgrounds to be a bit distracting, especially in #3 and 4.
Mark
Mark
Re: Crocuses
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:06 am
Hawk's spring is in a rush to pop up and cheer us already! : ))
Welcome back with your spring, Hawk. I can't spare one colour from the other because they are all very cheerful and inspiring.
Your garden must be a joy right now.
Yildiz
Welcome back with your spring, Hawk. I can't spare one colour from the other because they are all very cheerful and inspiring.
Your garden must be a joy right now.
Yildiz
Re: Crocuses
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 3:44 pm
Yes, Bokeh looks a little bit nasty.. .what lens did you use?mvanrheenen wrote:Love the subject and the colors, but apart from #1, I find all the backgrounds to be a bit distracting, especially in #3 and 4.
Mark
Re: Crocuses
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 5:45 pm
Like the scene and color, but +1 for me about the lens too ...pakodominguez wrote:Yes, Bokeh looks a little bit nasty.. .what lens did you use?mvanrheenen wrote:Love the subject and the colors, but apart from #1, I find all the backgrounds to be a bit distracting, especially in #3 and 4.
Mark
Re: Crocuses
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 5:57 pm
I guess it's a processing thing and not a lens issue.
Re: Crocuses
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 8:07 pm
Love them. The last one with orange peeking out is my favorite.
Sury
Sury
Re: Crocuses
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 8:48 pm
Yildiz, perhaps you won't belive me, but my garden is still mostly gray... Only about 30 crocuses and just 2 snowdrops now say its spring already. During night temperature here still drops to 2-3 degrees celsius.
I knew that bokeh will result in questions about lens. Especially due to shots #3 and #4 Besides my blog I posted these images on Dyxum and polish Minolta/Alpha forum "KlubKM" and on all forums I'm asked which lens have been used. #1, #2 and #5 were taken with Minolta 100/2.8 Macro at f2.8, rest was taken with Minolta MC Rokkor 58/1.4 - #7 at f2.5, #6 at f3.5, rest at f1.4. Bokeh itself comes mostly from old grass blades in strong sunlight. Sorry Doc, its purely lens + light thing, not post process. In #3 it was emphasized by increasing shooting angle to get background glass closer to plane with crocuses. Rokkor 58/1.4 has specific bokeh, rare bokeh I'd say, the one I like too
I knew that bokeh will result in questions about lens. Especially due to shots #3 and #4
Besides my blog I posted these images on Dyxum and polish Minolta/Alpha forum "KlubKM" and on all forums I'm asked which lens have been used. #1, #2 and #5 were taken with Minolta 100/2.8 Macro at f2.8, rest was taken with Minolta MC Rokkor 58/1.4 - #7 at f2.5, #6 at f3.5, rest at f1.4. Bokeh itself comes mostly from old grass blades in strong sunlight. Sorry Doc, its purely lens + light thing, not post process. In #3 it was emphasized by increasing shooting angle to get background glass closer to plane with crocuses. Rokkor 58/1.4 has specific bokeh, rare bokeh I'd say, the one I like too