Some images taken in my front lawn

shaunly · Oct 16, 2010

All were taken with my new 35mm f/2. CC are welcome. =)

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sobolik · Oct 16, 2010

I definitely do not like the first 2. Was the first taken with a mirror lens? I do like the last 2.

I am intrigued by all of them as a set since they remind me of me. The 2 dandelions are easy subjects to compose and shoot since they don't fly away. And I don't think they were executed well at all. (Like I would do) The bugs like to fly away making them a much harder subject to get right yet they are very well done. (Again like I would do.)

Are you like me where I flop on the easy stuff but strive to conquer the harder stuff?

dcmoody23 · Oct 17, 2010

Okay I'm going to go ahead and disregard whatever the hell that guy just said, but the test shots are amazing. The bokeh on the first one is so sexy

and the images are all so sharp. congrats on the new lens.

KmH · Oct 17, 2010

sobolik said:
Was the first taken with a mirror lens? I do like the last 2.

The bokeh you are seeing in #1 is known as Hollywood bokeh.

Mirror lenses make donut shaped bokeh, and a mirror lens has never been made in a 35 mm focal length.
Mirror lenses are made so long focal lengths can be 'folded' to make a more compact lens. Virtually every mirror lens ever made has been based on the Schmidt-Cassegrain, or catadioptric design, which was invented for telescopes.

Bitter Jeweler · Oct 17, 2010

sobolik said:
I definitely do not like the first 2. Was the first taken with a mirror lens? I do like the last 2.

I am intrigued by all of them as a set since they remind me of me. The 2 dandelions are easy subjects to compose and shoot since they don't fly away. And I don't think they were executed well at all. (Like I would do) The bugs like to fly away making them a much harder subject to get right yet they are very well done. (Again like I would do.)

Are you like me where I flop on the easy stuff but strive to conquer the harder stuff?

dcmoody23 said:
Okay I'm going to go ahead and disregard whatever the hell that guy just said, but the test shots are amazing. The bokeh on the first one is so sexy and the images are all so sharp. congrats on the new lens.

:lmao:

cnutco · Oct 17, 2010

Great pics, but you need some 2,4,D for that lawn.

shaunly · Oct 17, 2010

sobolik said:
I definitely do not like the first 2. Was the first taken with a mirror lens? I do like the last 2.

I am intrigued by all of them as a set since they remind me of me. The 2 dandelions are easy subjects to compose and shoot since they don't fly away. And I don't think they were executed well at all. (Like I would do) The bugs like to fly away making them a much harder subject to get right yet they are very well done. (Again like I would do.)

Are you like me where I flop on the easy stuff but strive to conquer the harder stuff?

I'm not really sure what you mean here.

dcmoody23 said:
...the test shots are amazing. The bokeh on the first one is so sexy and the images are all so sharp. congrats on the new lens.

thanks!

KmH said:
sobolik said:

Was the first taken with a mirror lens? I do like the last 2.

Click to expand...

The bokeh you are seeing in #1 is known as Hollywood bokeh.

Mirror lenses make donut shaped bokeh, and a mirror lens has never been made in a 35 mm focal length.
Mirror lenses are made so long focal lengths can be 'folded' to make a more compact lens. Virtually every mirror lens ever made has been based on the Schmidt-Cassegrain, or catadioptric design, which was invented for telescopes.

This was exactly what I was thinking too.

cnutco said:
Great pics, but you need some 2,4,D for that lawn.

I'm not sure what you mean by 2,4,D. Are you talking about DOF?

Bitter Jeweler · Oct 17, 2010

shaunly said:
I'm not sure what you mean by 2,4,D. Are you talking about DOF?

2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

flyin-lowe · Oct 17, 2010

2-4-D is weed killer for lawns.:lmao:
I have an acre of grass and I haven't seen a single dandilion in a few years.

flameshots · Oct 17, 2010

2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) is a common systemic pesticide / herbicide used in the control of broadleaf weeds. It is the most widely used herbicide in the world, and the third most commonly used in North America.[1] 2,4-D is a synthetic auxin (plant hormone), and as such it is often used in laboratories for plant research and as a supplement in plant cell culture media such as MS medium.

No I'm not that smart! Copy/paste from wiki. :sexywink:

shaunly · Oct 17, 2010

Ahhh.... IC. I never knew that. I guess I do need some. Thanks for the info! Learn something new everyday. =D

cnutco · Oct 18, 2010

No prob! They are easy to get rid of. The easiest is to get some "Weed and Feed" at the closest Home Depot or somethink like.

The kind that screws on to the end of your hose is cheap and the easiest.

Studio7Four · Oct 18, 2010

I like them, particularly the first two.
*I'd have composed the first slightly differently, to avoid the bright white spot in the bottom center, the generally brighter bottom right corner, and the second dandelion stem. I do really like the study of the single dandelion against the all-bokeh background!
*The only suggestion I have for #2 is to remove the color above the dandelion. Otherwise I really like it as is, and I think it would work well cropped in tighter to show just the puffball and stem.

For three and four I think I would have increased my depth of focus just a tad, so that the entire flower was in focus. The moth will still pop off the yellow flower, but then you'd be presenting more of a scene ("moth on flower") than simply an item ("moth"). I think I also would have composed #3 slightly differently - cutting right across the center of the second flower just isn't sitting right with me. (Nitpicking? Absolutely! I know it's difficult to work with a non-cooperating bug, and these are captured well for that.)