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Day 7 - Cycles
Day 7 - Cycles
Artyste


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Camera: Pentax *ist DS
Lens: Pentax SMC-M 135mm f/3.5
Location: Kamloops, B.C.
Date: May 7, 2007
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/750 sec
Galleries: Black and White, Floral
Date Uploaded: May 7, 2007

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 What would a B&W project be without dandelions? I'll get them out of my system early.

Today starts the next six days with a new lens. Through random selection, these 6 days will be with the M-135mm f/3.5 Manual focus, manual meter lens.

A lens well regarded for it's clarity and quality of bokeh, expect quite a lot of this sort of shot over the next few days. Also expect a couple of portraits.

I titled it "cycles" because there are a few cycles of life here. The mature dandelion on the left, the depleted dandelion in the middle, and one just about to bloom on the right.

The one thing I wish hadn't got in the shot is the one almost open on the bottom under the mature flower. It's distracting.

I'm sure all y'all will find something to critique about it too though, so let fly... there's a lot there.

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 05/09/2007 09:10:41 AM
Love the level of detail in this composition. What I like about this composition is that the off center main object is the barren dandelion step surrounded by the dandelion flowers - a subtle injection of life/death symbolism. Tones and DOF are absolutely wonderful. I don't have anything to suggest for this is picture perfect as is.
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 05/08/2007 01:14:55 PM
Toning is great - nice intense look for innocent flowers - I like it.
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 05/08/2007 12:02:49 PM
Dandelions have a bad rep - they really are quite lovely things. You did a very nice job with this - the toning suits.
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 05/08/2007 12:10:19 AM
nice treatment...you made weeds engaging!
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 05/07/2007 09:40:16 PM
The DOF is just magical and so are the flowers.....
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 05/07/2007 08:58:15 PM
I love your choice of tones...and yes, the life cycles are wonderfully explored....strong composition, takes the ordinary into something to think about...
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 05/07/2007 08:42:56 PM
Love the detail to this. Even the fine hairs on the side of the stem really stand out. Nicely done!
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 05/07/2007 07:25:05 PM
goo bokeh and generally good tonal B&W, dandilions ain't really my thing so hard to comment about those ..
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 05/07/2007 07:20:34 PM
Looks very pretty. Great job of separating foreground from background. Okay, dandelions. Lets see what I can do tomorrow.
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 05/07/2007 06:58:28 PM
lovely depth of field.
excellent composition.
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 05/07/2007 06:55:28 PM
just gorgeous ... i love the drooping and dying flower, side by side with the growing ones .. and of course the ones yet to flower ... this tells the story of life for me .. love the contrasts ... and grain - i've said today in someone else's image .. 'wotever' .. i'm so used to grain in my own images that an image without it looks unnatural ... slight exaggeration, but i'm sure you get the drift ... :)
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 05/07/2007 06:27:59 PM
lovely DOF in this. very nice processing, i like the tones.
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