From the archives again; I took this with a reflector as you can probably see. I'm not sure whether one should critisize his/her photos this much, but I'll give you my thoughts. I like the lighting (as well as the warm colorcast), but to me it seems like the photo lacks a focal point. The focus is on the flowers in the left part of the frame, but that's not immediately apparent.
I do like the dof though; I took a similar shot at f/2.8 and I felt that the background flowers were to far out of focus; any more depth of field, however, and the photo becomes even more busy.
My apologies for the lack of quality photos recently; I'm thinking of cutting back to only 5 or 6 per week, though I haven't decided yet.
categories: flora macro nature
June 21st, 2005 at 2:49 AM
I find it surprising that anyone can post on a daily basis, and a small cut-back might leave you happier, overall, which is the important thing.
This image may be busy, but it's not the aim of each and every photograph to show one detail in the most simple manner possible; overall, the warm colour cast and unusual lighting give it a slightly alien quality, as if you've stumbled upon it in the dark; it's like a little floral discovery. I like it.
June 21st, 2005 at 4:13 AM
The photo is nice, but I have seen better ones of you.... this one is not sharp on all items and that is too bad.
June 21st, 2005 at 7:28 AM
I think taking a day or two off each week in essential to keeping sane about all this blog business. Just my 2 cents. On the picture today, sure it lacks a central subject, but I think it's OK in this case because the scene doesn't have to be about one flower. It looks to me to be about nature's homogeneity and randomness all at the same time. A single type of flower appearing multiple times, each in a unique "pose". Good stuff.
June 21st, 2005 at 9:36 AM
It's the overall look of this one that grabs me, the warmth of the tones as opposed to the possible clarity of individual flowers. In fact, it's the arrangement of flowers that draws my eye across the shot, not necessarily that one side is in focus or not.
June 21st, 2005 at 10:33 AM
i like the warmth tones and the unsharpness. perfect man
June 21st, 2005 at 10:33 AM
I'm not agree with Chantal, I prefer to focus one daisy as an usual macro effect.
June 21st, 2005 at 11:11 AM
How do you get that warm color cast? In my mind that is a signature of your pictures and I really like that aspect of this photo.
June 21st, 2005 at 11:52 AM
A lovely daisy picture - the dor gives this a tangible depth.
June 21st, 2005 at 12:05 PM
Another great light and DOF management.
June 21st, 2005 at 2:53 PM
Georgeous, I love the warm feeling.
June 21st, 2005 at 8:19 PM
I like the depth of field. Seems just a tad bit underexposed, but I do understand that blowing out the whites can be a concern. I personally like the composition and as a whole.
June 23rd, 2005 at 12:09 AM
I think this is not really busy. Good as wallpaper or even wrapping paper. ;p
I agree with the DoF. Sometimes you need to make the background blur but still able to know what the objects are. I think you have done a nice job here.
Reflector, hrm... sounds interesting. Nice lighting.
June 23rd, 2005 at 8:01 AM
Beautiful focus - so delicate.
June 24th, 2005 at 7:59 AM
It might be busy, but it's a fine flower shot that breaks away from the pack. Concentrating on one flower only wouldn't be too unique, so it's good to experiment. To me, you've done well- making a picture of a single flower within a mass of others. Maybe a crop from the right side would improve it a bit, shifting the eyes more toward the foreground daisy that appears to be the subject.