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pixelpig


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Camera: Sony Alpha a55
Lens: Sony SAL 30M28 AF Macro
Date: May 30, 2012
Aperture: f9
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/80
Date Uploaded: Dec 17, 2012

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Comments: 6
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 This is not sharp, & to my eye, now, it's not blurry enough. I shoot outdoors, where it's usually windy, so my shots usually lack the razor sharpness & precise light of a studio shot. But I don't care. I'm fascinated with the circular symmetry, the curving lines, the shadows, the challenge of getting the color right. This little poppy was only about 2 in in diameter, swaying in the wind on its long slender stem. If I was shooting it now, I would've gone for motion blur rather than lack of focus blur.

It's from the month of May. Nothing happened worth keeping in the month of August.

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 12/21/2012 01:29:16 PM
i think you are right in that it is not blurry enough - it looks more missed rather than purposeful.
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 12/17/2012 08:46:14 PM
Originally posted by pixelpig:
If I was shooting it now, I would've gone for motion blur rather than lack of focus blur.
And that would be the right move. The colours would create a really cool image depending on the blur. This is your forte, so I'm sure you could pull it off.
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 12/17/2012 08:36:13 PM
I like the focus - just soft and glowy, not distractingly oof or anything. The colours are very pretty, especially as they pop against their complimentary background.
I think I share your sentiments about technical perfection, some times it's great, but it's not always necessary, sometimes not even desirable and definitely not the be all and end all of creating a pleasing image.
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 12/17/2012 08:33:27 PM
The light and colors are gorgeous and as Richard says, parts are in focus - it was swaying and the shifting focus reinforces that.
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 12/17/2012 02:27:42 PM
The yellow to orange gradient is attractive. Some parts are in focus, here and there. I like it fine.
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 12/17/2012 12:23:22 PM
green background causes the orange flower to stand out very nicel.
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