I really like that second one, it has a nice 3D effect. For the other photo I'd prefer to see more depth of field on the subject.
I am fond of shallow DOF macros but they often require a bit of contortion to get the plane of focus in the right place. Cheers, Dave On May 31, 2014, at 7:01 am, Igor Roshchin <[email protected]> wrote: > > Wow! What a large response to the work-in-progress. :-) > > Many thanks to all who looked and responded! > > The pluraty of the well explained opinions helped me seeing how > different people see these images. > Special thanks to J.C.O. for the nice idea of reframing. > > It is interesting that a group of mostly-non-photographers chose > "#3 hands down". > > In the end, I decided to use these two images: > http://42graphy.org/galleries/2014-victoria-flowers/_IR07928.html > http://42graphy.org/galleries/2014-victoria-flowers/_IR07931.html > > Igor > > > >> Date: Thu, 29 May 2014 15:04:07 -0400 (EDT) >> From: Igor Roshchin >> >> >> >> Hi All, >> >> On the recent trip to Victoria, BC, there was a nice garden on the >> territory of the University of Victoria. >> And the timing was just right: it was blooming. >> >> For one type of flowers, I have problems choosing 1 (or 2?) photos from >> the bunch of 4: >> http://42graphy.org/misc/UVicFlowers-Choose/ >> >> So, I solicit help of the fellow PDMLers: Please, cast your votes >> for what is your 1st and 2nd favorite from these four (if any), >> and why (or why not). >> >> Thank you, >> >> Igor >> > > -- > 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.
