spring is all about contrast

[ryan s]

its true

couple snapshots out in my back yard...i think this is a kind of crab apple tree...its got a weird name like "something berry"...

not real much PP as usual...raw conversion, bumped contrast a little, sharpened after resize.

80-320mm lens f/4.5, framed against the budding maple tree and yes...focus is from the center to the left. didnt want just a branch hanging out of nowhere

or how about alive vs dead? same lens f/8

not bad for a ****ty lens, imo...

 

[brettg4215]

looks good.

 

[ryan s]

thank you

it looked like it was going to rain so everything got that "super saturated" feel...i might take a couple more tomorrow if the sun is in the right spot...

 

[Dinzdale40]

that first picture is really nice

 

[xluben]

I like the first one a lot. Looks a bit underexposed and the bokeh is a little bit rough
(maybe the sharpening?), but the composure and overall "feel" of the shot are great.

Second one doesn't do much for me. Looks front focused / OOF / DOF too shallow for the
subject. And maybe a bit overexposed. Hope you don't mind comments...

 

[ryan s]

nah its ok...i went outside for maybe 15 minutes with just that zoom lens ($150 ). wide open bokeh for a consumer zoom at 260mm...id rate it as "acceptable." my tamron macro would/will simply murder it

the second one i left a little lighter (as shot) cause flickr seems to darken uploaded pics, even though i manually resize and sharpen then save awkward camera angle...lots of zoom...handheld...meh. i was trying to get some bees but i couldn't see many.

i do appreciate the critiques might have to try again today...

 

[Raymond]

Yeah, the first one is great dude.

 

[Hondastylez]

well. I don't know the first thing about photography but I like'em both man!
Wish I could get a fancy camera! =T

 

[ryan s]

re-shot with old, dusty, moldy tamron 90mm macro f/2.5 with matched 2x teleconverter. camera showed f/2.8...so double that for effective aperture

kinda windy...started sprinkling. not exactly the same but close. focus in the center since the branch kept moving. looks so much better full size. this is mostly for bokeh comparison

oh...its a "blossoming crab" tree

 

[xluben]

re-shot with old, dusty, moldy tamron 90mm macro f/2.5 with matched 2x teleconverter. camera showed f/2.8...so double that for effective aperture

2x TC should be 2 stops of light. That'd put you at f/5.6

Shoot it at 2.8!!!!!!!!!!!!! It will be silky smooth