Japanese Rose

idkhalid · Dec 30, 2007

This tiny flower were shot using kit lens 18-55mm in reverse lens technique.
Feel free to CnC. Tq

Alpha · Dec 30, 2007

The colors are good but the DOF is simply way too shallow here. Not enough of the image is in focus.

LaFoto · Dec 30, 2007

This being taken in the reversed lens technique actually has quite a fair amount of DOF (depth of field), compared to what I can manage to get whenever I try to use this technique. No matter how I have tried before, I have never ever managed to achieve as much of DOF, mine always used to be even shallower!

What lens did you use for the technique, and if it was a zoom lens, what length did you choose?

I do like the colours here, too. How big is the flower in reality?

Trenton Romulox · Dec 30, 2007

I'm gonna have to agree with Max. The colors are good, and the DOF is too shallow. But, that being said, I still think the image is good.

hawkeye · Dec 30, 2007

I LOVE the background, it compliments the subject superbly

idkhalid · Dec 30, 2007

LaFoto said:
This being taken in the reversed lens technique actually has quite a fair amount of DOF (depth of field), compared to what I can manage to get whenever I try to use this technique. No matter how I have tried before, I have never ever managed to achieve as much of DOF, mine always used to be even shallower!

What lens did you use for the technique, and if it was a zoom lens, what length did you choose?

I do like the colours here, too. How big is the flower in reality?

What lens? its canon kit lens, 18-55mm. so far i never tried zoom lens. Shallow DOF? off course. its reverse lens ... not shot using macro lens. At least the focus is at the center of the flowers..

Trenton Romulox · Dec 30, 2007

idkhalid said:
What lens? its canon kit lens, 18-55mm. so far i never tried zoom lens. Shallow DOF? off course. its reverse lens ... not shot using macro lens. At least the focus is at the center of the flowers..

Right, but Max and I are saying that the shallow DOF is a handicap on your shot. When someone looks at a picture, what equipment was used shouldn't cross their mind. Fundamentals of photography shouldn't change based on the equipment the photographer used, and fundamentally this shot has too shallow of a DOF as the subject is not well enough in focus. I'm not really explaining myself very well, someone help me out here...

leopardforest · Dec 31, 2007

Great color , it really shows how delicate the flower is.

I tend to like shallow DOF but I am new to photography, so Max why do you say that it is too shallow? Is it because not all of the edges of the flower are in crisp focus?

Trenton Romulox · Dec 31, 2007

leopardforest said:
Great color , it really shows how delicate the flower is.

I tend to like shallow DOF but I am new to photography, so Max why do you say that it is too shallow? Is it because not all of the edges of the flower are in crisp focus?

Since I agree with Max, I hope he doesn't mind me answering for him, or at least giving him a bit of a jumpstart...Yes, the DOF is too shallow because the edges of the flower are not in focus.

AncientSnapper · Dec 31, 2007

lovely image and very nice background. I wouldnt worry about the dof too much - Magic Focus will fix it like this!!

I find this program really useful for macro work. Tother thing you could try is CombineZ (its free) and that opens a whole new world - see my web site for details.