Dandelion Seed Head in Monochrome...
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 1:43 pmI had previously shot some Dandelion seed heads with a macro lens and during post processing of those images I had felt I had got the basic composition right (angle of view, framing, etc) but I had felt that I had used too small a depth of field for the image I'd wanted so I had planned to shoot one again when the chance presented itself.
In this instance I have two versions - the first focuses again on the outer surface of the seed head with a much smaller aperture (f/16) this time to try and increase the depth of field and get more of the ball sharp.
The second actually uses a wider aperture (f/5.6) for a smaller depth of field but this time I manually focused more towards the inner stems and heart of the seed head so that the outer "fluff" would be softer and the heart and the long stems of the seeds would be sharper.
I'd really be quite interested to see which of the two (if any) people prefer - both the composition selection (area of focus and depth of field) and also the post processing technique - the first has a more natural black and white conversion whereas the second has a moonlit feel.
In this instance I have two versions - the first focuses again on the outer surface of the seed head with a much smaller aperture (f/16) this time to try and increase the depth of field and get more of the ball sharp.
The second actually uses a wider aperture (f/5.6) for a smaller depth of field but this time I manually focused more towards the inner stems and heart of the seed head so that the outer "fluff" would be softer and the heart and the long stems of the seeds would be sharper.
I'd really be quite interested to see which of the two (if any) people prefer - both the composition selection (area of focus and depth of field) and also the post processing technique - the first has a more natural black and white conversion whereas the second has a moonlit feel.
