Thanks Scott. That's the kind of feeback I was hoping for. Paul
> On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 18:12:45 -0500, Paul Stenquist > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I photographed some candles this afternoon. They were shot with the SMC > > Pentax 135/2.5 on the *istD. I decided to try this two ways. Once with > > a lot of depth of field and consistently sharp images, the other with > > very limited depth of field and diminishing sharpness. One is at f22, > > 20 seconds, the other is at f2.5, .3 second. Two studio flashes. One > > firing off the ceiling , the other into an umbrella. 3/4 power for the > > f22 shot, 1/16th power for the f2.5 shot. > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3210253&size=lg > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3210251&size=lg > I definitely prefer the shot at f2.5. I find the sharply focused > foreground and blurred background aesthetically appealing. The other > shot, at f22, also looks to be very well done. My personal preference > simply runs to "Candles" as opposed to "Candles II". > > -- > Scott Loveless > http://www.twosixteen.com >
