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becky, echinacea, photography, postaday, shasta daisy, white swan
The “White Swan” echinacea from last Thursday has grown larger and prettier, as you can see in the following photo.
As you probably know, macro photos usually have a very shallow depth of field, especially when the aperture is set wide to produce a nice bokeh background. For the above photo, I tried to make most of the flower as sharp as possible by using an aperture of 32, which violates all kinds of photographic rules. I also had to use a tripod, and the shot took 2 seconds. Are the results worth it? You be the judge.
Here’s another shot at an aperture of 16 and a speed of .5 second.
Which of the above two photos do you prefer?
The Shasta daisies also increased their sizes, and these two look like two sisters next to each other.
chuyen said:
Beautiful shots, how big is the White Swan ?
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neihtn2012 said:
The White Swan is still growing larger. Currently it is about 3 in in diameter, and will eventually reach 4 in. Thanks for stopping by.
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Amy said:
Awesome shots! Both are gorgeous! I like the first one a little better. It looks sharp in the center part.
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you for your feedback, Amy. Next time, with a long exposure, I’ll make sure to use a cable release to make the image even sharper.
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nhi said:
Yes. Must be no wind at all.
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neihtn2012 said:
You are right, there was no wind. Still I have to remember to use a cable next time to reduce vibration even more.
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katelon said:
Lovely. I like the top echinacea one the best 🙂
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you Katelon. The top one has some very slight camera shake if you look closely, but it is sharper than the other one.
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willow1945 said:
Striking, the orange surrounded by the white; beautiful.
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you so much!
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