Sharply Curved
by bspurgeon

Comment by sulamk:
wow! to echo the others i have never seen such shallow depth of field

Sharply Curved
by bspurgeon

Comment by bspurgeon:

Originally posted by jomari: That dof is so very shallow - I don't know how you achieve that.

Primarily shooting a f/2.8 at 1:1 or very close to 1:1 with my 100mm macro. With this image, nothing else fell in to the depth of field given the POV and crop.

E N D
by bspurgeon

Comment by Ja-9:
really nice silhouette...and I like the tones that you have achieved in this...well done

Sharply Curved
by bspurgeon

Comment by Tammster:
Pretty sure I've never seen that shallow of a DOF. It's very cool. I really have to take the time to play with my 100mm lens more often.

Sharply Curved
by bspurgeon

Comment by jomari:
Very interesting shapes. That dof is so very shallow - I don't know how you achieve that.

A B L A Z E
by bspurgeon

Comment by mycelium:
Ah, you've boldly entered what appears to be the only landscape in the challenge. Works for me, though--red peppers and flaming shot glasses are not the only things that convey 'hotness.' Here we have the blazing sun in the desert in a stark B/W study--if that doesn't convey hotness, I don't know what does.

This is my top pick for this challenge--I hope you make at least the top 10!

Sharply Curved
by bspurgeon

Comment by kaiser_chief:
The shapes through this image are really interesting, which makes the photos......shallow depth of field like this is not my favourite area, but you have both done this well, and have so much depth with the curved subject still standing out against the background that makes this image still really interesting. Simple border just finishes it off well.......

storm
by bspurgeon

Comment by UNTITLED:
Very nice rhthym and texture to this...defintely like the grain.

storm
by bspurgeon

Comment by cryan:
Very simple yet has tons of emotion in it. Well done.

A B L A Z E
by bspurgeon

Comment by mrturtell:
i like the blk and wht