Simply outstanding Bruce. With, or without, the explanation. Don
> -----Original Message----- > From: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 11:10 AM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: PESO - Reviewing Life > > > I like to think of this as viewing life from the perspective that I > have now - late parenthood. So I take the viewpoint of the dandelion > seed cluster. Looking back to see the flower (my youth) and the bud > (my childhood) and forward to the remains of the seed pod (late stages > of life). I hope you see the symbolism. > > On a technical note - plants don't grow in ways to make the shot easy. > I used 3 different lenses and many angles to get what I could > envision. I really had to finally decide upon the DOF of the subjects > vs the background blur. So I chose the perspective I did with > emphasis on the seed pod and allowing the focus to soften on the early > years (as is my memory). > > Pentax *istD, Sigma 100-300/4 EX, tripod > ISO 400, 1/250 sec @ f/11 > Converted from Raw using Capture One LE > > http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_3089.htm > > Comments welcome > > -- > Bruce >
