Paul, in the first, the selective focus or dof or both, draw my eye from the subject blooms to the blurry colors of the forward flowers. Two and three are my picks, the last, the blurred bloom to the right is going neon-pink on my monitor and that also pulls my eye from the subject flowers. Just my opinion.
Douglas
douter wrote:
Paul, in the first, the selective focus or dof or both, draw my eye from the subject blooms to the blurry colors of the forward flowers. Two and three are my picks, the last, the blurred bloom to the right is going neon-pink on my monitor and that also pulls my eye from the subject flowers. Just my opinion.
Douglas
Appreciate the comments, Douglas, I can see what you're saying about the neon pink. I find a challenge to present colors like these that jump out to me when I'm out photographing in person, and then balance it all out on the screen, and then hope it shows up OK on screen when others view it.
I've looked at this post on four different screens now, and it appears the way I want it to (mostly) on three of them. It is the most neon on my work laptop and one where I find it too saturated/neonish. Funny thing is I actually applies a negative saturation value in LR, perhaps I did not go far enough.
Danpbphoto wrote:
I have these all over my yard Paul! They re-seed themselves every year and are also a great food for the goldfinches in my yard in the Fall.
Great compositions here!
Dan
Thanks Dan, it was a lot of fun to play around with that small patch. I can imagine how a larger patch would lend itself to even more shooting fun. And some birding in the fall! Do they attract pollinators as well?
Lovely set Ray. I planted two clumps of Echinacea years ago, and do absolutely nothing to maintain them. However, they have the same color blossoms now - whereas they use to be two different colors..
pbraymond wrote:
Thanks Dan, it was a lot of fun to play around with that small patch. I can imagine how a larger patch would lend itself to even more shooting fun. And some birding in the fall! Do they attract pollinators as well?
I have NOT seen any pollenators@butterflies or bees..at least that I can remember.
Dan
