Grass Practice
This was an experiment. I had noticed a city garden a couple blocks from my home that had some extraordinary long grass in amongst the flowers. After driving past it several times, I became determined to go and explore it. I say it was a garden, but in reality it was a space of only about 20 square feet beside the curb at the corner of a street.
Long grass fascinates me, so any time I see it I want to grab my camera and dive in. I like the way it flows in front of the lens and becomes almost transparent when I focus on a subject a few feet away. These dead flowers interested me, so I decided to focus on one of them while peeking through the grass. I'm sure the neighbours were mildly bemused to see a grown man crawling through the public garden.
As I said, this was an experiment. I was simply practicing the technique so that when a great opportunity presents itself, I will know how to get the results I want. Well, I think the experiment turned out well enough that I'm willing to show it to you. Besides, since the point is to get better at this particular type of photography, I could use any tips you may have for me.
Canon PowerShot S2 IS, 54mm, f/4.0, 1/40 sec, ISO 50
posted by Bethany at 11:09 AM
9 Comments:
Timmy, nicely done!
Nice capture...I like this shot very much. DOF is sweet!
I like the dead flowers..not sure about the piece(s) of grass that is hanging into the shot. I think it would look better if the grass wasn't there. I think the flowers make a statement by themselves. Nice textures and tones. Good background too.
Good eye, I think that flowers at this stage are just as lovely as when they are at peek bloom.
I really like your focus. I do wish there was a little more green/darkness on the right side, just a tad wider crop I think. I do really like the colors and textures.
I really like the sharpness of the shot, good DOF. Lovely shot.
Suby
A very busy Suby :P
As Suby sasy I like the sharpenss , one one of them that is, the others couldve been is focus with a smaller aperture, but Im guessing due to lighting that was not possible so you're excused :D I like contrast too.
GREAT GREAT SHOT!!
good composition timmybomb.
This photo has character - like an antique.
Are the out-of-focus grasses in front or behind the flowers? Based onyour text, I thought they would be in front - but based on the photo, they look like they are behind the flower.
good work! good eye!
unklrbrt
I like the idea, but I think that I would like the shot better if it just contained the flowers. The inclusion of the grass actually detracts to the composition for me. I am having a hard time figuring out that lower piece of grass...it feels almost disembodied a bit. :-) I do like shots of dead/dying flowers.
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