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Courtmacsherry Bluebells, part deux
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Hi folks –
Same shot as the previous one (only portrait and not blurred, this time).
f/1.2, 1/500th and ISO 400 (there was plenty of wind to contend with).
Cheers,
PeterI like the subtle hues on this one Peter.
I think you’d get more balance though with a square (or at least squarish) crop.
Gary
Hi Peter,
Why did you opt for ISO 400, why not ISO 100, which would have results in a 1/125th shutter speed which woulda been fine even for a handheld shot. Just curious!!cheers.
Gary –
I thought the same myself, and tried a variety of crops, both square and nearly-so. I felt that the uncropped version was stronger as one of the things that works about the image is the vertical thrust of the trees, which is emphasized here.Brian –
As I mentioned, I had a lot of wind to contend with, so in order for the bluebells that are in the plane of focus to be sharp, I needed a good fast shutter speed. This was on a tripod, so speed wasn’t a consideration to prevent camera shake.ISO 400 on any modern camera is just about as good as ISO 100 anyway, so there’s no appreciable loss of quality due to noise.
Cheers,
PeterAnother man enjoying the bluebells I see.
I like this one Peter. This one has an interesting angle and I like what you have done with the depth of field to give that soft look. I can’t quite work out if this was taken on a hill or at an angle as the branches and trunks seem to go in all directions, but I suspect that was your intention so well done.
Andy –
Thanks for the comments. Not that it matters much in this shot (as you point out) but this is indeed taken on a slope, with the camera levelled.Cheers,
PeterIsn’t it funny how some trees grow straight up and others like to grow perpendicular to the slope.. I’ve bumped into this before, I have one picture from last year that looks OK printed at two different angles.
It’s nice to see a subdued bluebell shot to contrast with all the ones where the sun is shining in through the trees. You seem to have quite a depth of field for f1.2, was this taksn with a wide angle lens?
Aedan
Aedan –
58mm lens, the key to the depth of field is the distance to the subject. Although in a print it’s obvious there’s only a narrow band of sharpness right at the front trees.Cheers,
PeterNice shot Peter,
lovely bright colours, composition wise looks like it was difficult
to get with the trees at different angles, this is good anyway for me.
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