Lupin Abstract

[Stan]

While at Hillier Garden on Sunday, thought we would try out the "moving camera during exposure" which is more often applied to trees, on the lupins. Its a fine line between complete blur and retaining some detail in the flowers. Dee's was the best of the shots we tried, at 1/20, f18 and ISO 100

Stan

[lunarbo]

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I always feel if there's some part of the picture that's in focus then you could call the OOF part "artwork"

But when it's all OOF............well I call that a mistake !!

So it's a "no" from me I'm afraid, despite the pretty purple colour

[antoeknee]

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Quite like it myself but would be tempted to loose most of green at top of the frame.

[Tigger]

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I always feel if there's some part of the picture that's in focus then you could call the OOF part "artwork"

But when it's all OOF............well I call that a mistake !!

So it's a "no" from me I'm afraid, despite the pretty purple colour

I've looked at this a couple of times and I just can't get my head around it - so yes I agree with Bo .... Sorry Stan its a no

[Stan]

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would be tempted to loose most of green at top of the frame

yes, scrolling up, that works

I always feel if there's some part of the picture that's in focus then you could call the OOF part "artwork"

But when it's all OOF............well I call that a mistake !!

this sort of shot is more usual in a wooded area there you have rows of tall trees and by moving the camera during the exposure everything is always going to be OOF - so not a mistake and a project that regularly appears in camera magazines. If you have a picture where only part is in focus then that is narrow depth of field.

The effect is not something I have seen applied to flowers but the lupins are tall and thin, just like the trees in the wood so as an experiment it is something worth trying out

stan

[chrisec]

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Blimey Stan that must have been a real windy Day

[neilrich1966]

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I can not make up my mind Stan ...

[Tigger]

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Blimey Stan that must have been a real windy Day

;o)...

[El Sid]

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Now I like that! Mostly I find these kind of shots less effective than they ought to be but here it works. I think it has just the right blend of good bright colours coupled with just the right amount of movement. The end result has a very Impressionist feel about it - more than a touch Monet to me- and should look fabulous printed, framed and hung on the wall...



PS congratulations to Dee.

[Stan]

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Cheers Sid - your thinking along the same lines as us

Stan

[pelliott1954]

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I agree with Sid, I really like it and I just don't get the idea that part should be in focus at all, to have part in focus would completely negate the effect to me. Open to debate about cropping a tad off the top but other than that I like it.

Regards Paul

[ST-EOS]

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To experiment is good, I've looked at this a number of times without commenting. As an image it has grown on me. I have seen similar images which have mainly been of tree trunks/forests. However the colours of the lupin add an extra dimension to this, well done Dee

[jimsphotography]

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It's always a pleasure to see some creative photography - sometimes it works, sometime not. For me, it works well and the more I come back to look at it the more pleasing I find it
James

[anderson.council]

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I like this a lot Stan - although I'm with ant in that I think losing the mostly green portion at the top improves it for me. Well done Dee. I was out on Sunday trying to take some long exposures and when I finished I tried something similar but in the horizontal plain with butter cups - guess I should get them up here for c&c.

Scott

[Bill53]

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After looking at this several times Stan, I have finally decided I quite like it - I think it would look great printed if very large and hanging on a wall.

Bill.