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p.1 #1Soft Focus/Selective Focus
Continuation of the 2011archived thread - Soft Focus/Selective Focus
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1019089/0?keyword=soft#9681329
Post some new soft focus images, list gears, techniques used.
Thanks!
Edited on May 30, 2014 at 10:48 AM · View previous versions
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1019089/0?keyword=soft#9681329
Post some new soft focus images, list gears, techniques used.
Thanks!
Edited on May 30, 2014 at 10:48 AM · View previous versions
May 30, 2014 at 10:41 AM
p.1 #2Soft Focus/Selective Focus
Some kind of wild weed, playing with the X-E1 and the plastic fantastic Sima f2.0, WO:
Freaky that the "blooming" "glow" actually changes the color of the background light coming through it.
Freaky that the "blooming" "glow" actually changes the color of the background light coming through it.
May 30, 2014 at 10:42 AM
p.1 #3Soft Focus/Selective Focus
Same gears used as above.
Some kind of lily:
Edited on Jul 05, 2014 at 09:06 AM · View previous versions
Some kind of lily:
Edited on Jul 05, 2014 at 09:06 AM · View previous versions
Jun 01, 2014 at 09:25 AM
p.1 #4Soft Focus/Selective Focus
SOOC, watermark layer, resized, that's it...
Jul 05, 2014 at 09:04 AM
p.1 #7Soft Focus/Selective Focus
Here's two images of the same scene, from my SMC Pentax-M 85/2.2 on 1DsIII (both sold, years ago).
SMC Pentax-M 85/2.2 at f/2.2
SMC Pentax-M 85/2.2 at f/5.6
SMC Pentax-M 85/2.2 at f/2.2
SMC Pentax-M 85/2.2 at f/5.6
Jul 05, 2014 at 01:12 PM
p.1 #8Soft Focus/Selective Focus
Here is one I shot using very shallow depth of field on my cat's left eye, leaving everything else soft. Shot with a Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 @ f/1.4.
http://www.zeissimages.com/gallery/3028/U3028I1403809486.SEQ.0.jpg
http://www.zeissimages.com/gallery/3028/U3028I1403809486.SEQ.0.jpg
Jul 05, 2014 at 06:44 PM
p.1 #9Soft Focus/Selective Focus
Jim,
Here is the 645 Mamiya 145/4 SF you wanted to see.
Body is Canon 5DMkII.
3 from this weekend, backlit hibiscus, no pp, just resized and changed to jpg.
f4.0 with max fuzz setting:
f5.6 with max fuzz setting:
f8.0 with max fuzz setting:
Here is the 645 Mamiya 145/4 SF you wanted to see.
Body is Canon 5DMkII.
3 from this weekend, backlit hibiscus, no pp, just resized and changed to jpg.
f4.0 with max fuzz setting:
f5.6 with max fuzz setting:
f8.0 with max fuzz setting:
Aug 17, 2014 at 06:17 PM
p.1 #10Soft Focus/Selective Focus
Thanks. 
Interesting how the f/5.6 image has a pronounced border just above the top edges of the flower petals. It's like the softness at f/4 is being sucked in to the central parts of the image at f/5.6.
Interesting how the f/5.6 image has a pronounced border just above the top edges of the flower petals. It's like the softness at f/4 is being sucked in to the central parts of the image at f/5.6.
Aug 17, 2014 at 06:26 PM