(Another) Shot in the Lavender

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(Another) Shot in the Lavender

Postby JZA70-mel on Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:55 pm

Inspired by previous springtime shots of lavender, I picked up my camera when I got home to Perth. In the months since I was home, the lavender in the backyard had started blooming, and was magic in the sunshine with the bees flying about.

The viewfinder is a great tool to see things you don't normally, and some shots are only apparent after downloading to the computer.

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Postby Maximus on Wed Nov 16, 2005 12:11 am

The first shot is great - just for the angle you used alone :D
The second doesn't do much for me, but the third makes me feel sick to look at it...lol. It must be something about the focusing on the mid section that sets me off.
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Postby blinkblink on Wed Nov 16, 2005 9:06 am

The first one is just great. A bug's eye view.
There doesn't seem to be a focal point of the second one.
The third doesn't make me sick. Being a lavender shooter myself, I quite like it.


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Postby Maximus on Wed Nov 16, 2005 6:51 pm

blinkblink wrote:The third doesn't make me sick.
Chris


Then its just me :) When viewing thepic as a whole I find my eye is drawn to the out of focus background and I'm not sure why.

blinkblink wrote:Being a lavender shooter myself, I quite like it.


Sounds like the making of a cult :wink:
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Postby jethro on Wed Nov 16, 2005 8:31 pm

Number 3 hits the spot well done
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Postby JZA70-mel on Wed Nov 16, 2005 11:00 pm

YEAHHH

Go the lavender!!
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Postby mdboo on Wed Nov 16, 2005 11:12 pm

Shot #3 IS nice!!

In shot #2 there is really no focus point.....not sharp enough but nonetheless Go the lavender!! :D
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Postby mic on Wed Nov 16, 2005 11:18 pm

Now that 1st pic is a POTW.

Brilliant.

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Postby mdboo on Wed Nov 16, 2005 11:38 pm

Oh and dont forget the no larger than 800 pixels rule :wink:
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Postby marcotrov on Wed Nov 16, 2005 11:42 pm

Nice Images JZA70. I particularly like #1 and certainly #3 is a beauty with the selective focussing. It really sets it apart. :wink:
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