>From the subject line, I thought you were talking about Oakland [Bay] Leaf and Mushroom. But, the shape of that leaf is different, and I suspect the appearance of the mushrooms is less attractive. :-)
A few thoughts: 1. I'd also prefer the view of the mushroom (at least this mushroom) from the top. 2. While the focus and bokeh on the second image (29423) is better, the composition of the first one is more interesting, - as it includes some other details. I'd prefer additional details, as this mushroom is not that attractive (at least from the bottom). 3. But I am not quite happy with the placement of the leaf in the 1st one with respect to the frame. I'd cut-off a bit from the bottom (probably almost close to the object [a wood piece?] that is almost in focus, or at least midway between the present bottom edge and that object), and add to the top. Cheers, Igor On 10/18/2011 8:25 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > I spent a few minutes playing with my DFA 50 macro getting some shots > of the newest mushroom crop. Live view is extremely handy for taking > ground level macros. I suspect that a u 4/3 camera (for more depth of > field than APS), with a newest generation sensor, and no mirror to > bounce could make an amazing camera for macro work. > > I really like this bay leaf and mushroom combination (not a bad start > on a tasty soup, I imagine, I wonder if it's poisonous?), but can't > decide which of two compositions works best. > This one, with that little fleck of red on the post in the background: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6258680201/lightbox/ > Or this one, that's framed a lot tighter on the leaf and mushroom: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6258680517/lightbox/ > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
