Nasturtium Bud
These nasturtiums are enclosed in a mesh designed to keep the deer out of some raised vegetable beds in the neighbour’s yard. We are watering for them at the moment, and the morning light can be very striking.
I really like this shot – the soft focus is an important part of it, but really it is all about light as have been my last few posts. I am interested to see if you all out there like this as much as I do.
This is pretty straight out of the camera – the only processing was a small mask over the central bud with some sharpening enhancements to bring out the pattern on its surface. Nothing else has been done.
This photograph is by way of introduction to an upcoming series on the deer fencing which has its own plastic attractions. Keep your eyes on this space for more very colourful shots.
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Canon EOS 5D MkII, Canon EF 100mm/f2.8 macro lens, ISO100, f2.8, 1/125th.
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Yup, sure do like it as much as you do! What a wonderful capture, love the light, the soft colours, the bud…they all work excellent together!
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Thank you David. Lots of things came together for sure, but ultimately, most of them involve the light.
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I am new to soft focus, too. It’s a look I have tried to achieve (unsuccessfully) for many years. It may not appear so to the average viewer but there is quite a lot of precision in a good soft focus shot and the balance between in-focus and soft focus within a shot can be very delicate. This is very well done.
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I wish I could claim it was entirely on purpose! This is part mistake and part intention. But that is better than nothing I guess; and at least I did not hit delete like I probably have far too often…
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The colors are beautiful – and the use of soft focus makes them even prettier.
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Thanks Melinda. I have done little with soft focus, I think it is my background – most of my photography was for work (I was not called or considered a photographer), and the photos taken were merely to document things as an appendage to field notes. Soft focus in that situation was a mistake that got binned.
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I have a hard time with shots that aren’t in focus, too. I suppose I am more of a documentarian (if that’s a word?) in that regard. My “dream” series is a way to push through some of that reliance on things like focus and see where it ends up. Which reminds me – it’s been a while since I’ve done a “dream” post, so maybe that’s what I will work on now!
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There are many kinds of soft focus shots – depending on subject in part. I think your recent wonderful cloud and ocean shot from Fiji is a terrific example of how to do it for landscapes http://wp.me/p1eZOQ-11Q That is a shot of the kind I dream about making.
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I didn’t really think of that Fiji shot as soft focus until you mentioned it, although I don’t know why. Maybe because I am a little bit afraid of trying soft- or no-focus shots!
(Thanks for the link over to my blog, too!)
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It is an interesting mix – the sky is so soft, but the horizon line is extremely sharp, and then the water is soft too.
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The colours and light is so beautiful, exuding the sense of summer.
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Thank you Karen. I am so glad you like it. I would like to think the shot shares quite a bit with your seed head series.
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I like this type of shot very much. The soft, almost abstract nature is lovely.
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Hi Paula – thank you. It is very nearly abstract but completely understandable. I like that too.
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