NikonGear'23
Images => Nature, Flora, Fauna & Landscapes => Topic started by: Airy on July 31, 2015, 00:58:59
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(http://m2.behance.net/rendition/pm/28342491/max_1200/48c007580242ba424d16e7539a1926eb.jpg)
from today's crop http://www.behance.net/gallery/28342491/Gardening-%282%29 (http://www.behance.net/gallery/28342491/Gardening-%282%29)
This time, using the Voigtländer 40/2 and its pretty creamy bokeh - perhaps a bit less magical than the Nikkor 50/1.4 SC bokeh, but quite enjoyable.
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Hi Airy !
Quite nice rendering. I like the subtle pink gradient colors.
Was your lens fully opened (f/2) !
Francis.
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The "subtle pinks" required a better camera profile in LR than the standard Adobe one. I did not change anything else.
Aperture was f/4, not f/2. What the photo does not reveal is that the inflorescence is rather small, and had to be shot near minimum focusing distance with the close-up lens on. In that case, f/2 will get nearly everything blurry. The purpose however was to "simulate" a flower bouquet, requiring sharpness on at least a few summits. By experience, f/4 offers a good balance between "confused" backgrounds and sharp subjects on close-ups (around 1:5 reproduction ratio).
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me likes it too
colours are very complementary
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Aperture was f/4, not f/2. What the photo does not reveal is that the inflorescence is rather small, and had to be shot near minimum focusing distance with the close-up lens on.
Ok. I see.
This is rather a macro shot than proxi shot, hence the inevitable dilemma DOF/enlargement ratio.
At f/4, the background is not bad at all. I get something similar with my Zeiss 35mm f/2 when it's set at f/4 too (but without any close up ring between the lens and body or additional lens (bonnette)..
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Not sure I could get a 1:4 ratio with the Zeiss 35/2 though. From memory, the Zeiss allows up to 1:6. I have not made any systematic comparison here, certainly worth a try (very different designs and rendering under "normal" conditions).
BTW the Voigtländer has rounded blades and a very circular aperture at most settings, which partly explains the results. A very well engineered and manufactured lens, for 200€...
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from the series ... I followed the link ... I like the shot presented here best. There is a feeling these flowers reach out to me like hands and fingers.