It's simply a depth of field issue. He shot wide open,probably at a fairly long focal length. The flower is bending forward, so the lower part of the stem isn't within range. The lens is excellent, BTW.
Paul On Nov 23, 2011, at 8:45 AM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: > I was judging on PPG and ran across this one. > It bothered me, seriously. > And it reflects not one bit on the photographer and skills. > > The pic & the issue: http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/sidebyside.html > > Here's the EXIF data: http://www.brendemuehl.net/images/da50135c.jpg > > That amount of distortion seems excessive. > And it's a '*' lens none the less. > (I never got any of this from the F35-105.) > What do you folks think? > > Sincerely, > > Collin Brendemuehl > "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" > -- Jim Elliott > > > > > > > -- > 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. -- 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.

