Grass dew and leaf/leaves

Posted by robert hasty on Mon Nov 03, 2003 9:48 pm

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Sorry all, ive been post crazy lately

Though i would very much appreciate your honest critiques for this one.

Thanks for looking,
robert........

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by Neil Fitzgerald on Tue Nov 04, 2003 1:12 am

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I think I would prefer to see the in focus area a little further down the frame. Another inspiring concept from you. Looking forward to more.

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by Carol Clarke on Tue Nov 04, 2003 9:27 am

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I have looked at this from all angles Robert and for me it really works if I cover all the in focus part at the top and just leave the OOF two thirds at the bottom. This makes a very interesting image for me.

Maybe I'm just a little odd..........

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by Paul Skoczylas on Tue Nov 04, 2003 10:38 am

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This is interesting. I see Neil's point about having the in-focus point nearer the foreground, but I think this shot works well just as it is! NIce job!

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by E.J. Peiker on Wed Nov 05, 2003 10:08 am

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Very different and an example of where breaking the rules (foreground OOF) really works.

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by Bill Keown on Wed Nov 05, 2003 9:03 pm

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For me this starts working better with the bottom third of the oof foreground cropped off and it also works with the in focus cropped off. I like the concept a lot.

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by Mary Dennis on Thu Nov 06, 2003 5:05 pm

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Robert, I really like the patterns that the OOF water drops make and wouldn't mind seeing the whole frame filled with this. I think the part that's in focus, (looks like a lawn) is kind of mundane whereas the drops are dreamy and sort of magical. Oh, I don't know....now that I have taken several more looks and fiddled with crops I am wondering if afull frame of OOF drops might make me a bit dizzy. Anyway, this is pretty cool to look at!

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by Craig Lipski on Fri Nov 07, 2003 10:06 am

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My thoughts, (and they're just that. . .)
Did you try other shots w/ different focal planes? Maybe 1/3 of the way in in focus, w/3 of the way in in focus, etc?
It seems to me that this would be super effective if there was something different back there; It draws me back, looking for something. . .To my taste I'd like to see something more back there than more of the same.
These are just my $.02 based on my personal taste; I can appreciate what you've done here, but it's just not to my taste.

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by NDCheryl on Sun Nov 09, 2003 10:10 am