I’m drawn to trees and wood — constantly shooting them and studying them. I love the strength and the artistry that is inherent in wood.
I’ve been working with depth of field. I’ve looked at these images over and over, trying to decide if I like them. All were shot with my 85 mm lens, ISO 200, and f/3.5. I wonder if it would have been better if I had chosen a larger f/stop, thus making more of the tree or bark in focus. I think that maybe I have learned from this that I should bracket, giving myself choices. (OK, I think I know what I’m talking about, but I may not be using the correct terminology.)
I’m trying to learn all about this in my photography course, what a nightmare!! I didn’t know I would have to understand numbers!!! I know what you mean though, it’s all the sift through that takes so much time isn’t it! I love your photos, the texture and colours…I’m a bit of a wood freak too!
Thanks. There is a lot to know and remember, right?
I’ve seen some beautiful photos of trees & bark on this blog & have tried to use them as models; I am not quite there but I think I learned a few things in this exercise.
I had hesitated posting them, but decided I would, partly to see what they look like online and partly to see what kind of feedback I’d get.
I too like the texture and colors. For once, I did not edit these at all. These images are exactly what my camera produced. (This lens is my best lens; possibly that’s why the images did not need editing? I don’t know.)
They’re really lovely, you surprise me saying that your other photos are edited…I’ve only just started to do that. Apparently, our tutor said that ‘all’ photos should be slightly sharpened before posting on line so mine tonight will be slightly sharpened for the first time. I’ll be interested to see if I can see the difference!!
Some of my images seem a little flat & I play with the curves (I just learned how to do that). But with these I didn’t. This lens is the best one I own and I’m beginning to see how much of a difference the glass in the better lenses makes. I cannot afford the really GOOD lenses, but the more I study images I like I yearn for them.
I took a course in Photoshop & learned a lot about editing. However, now I use only Lightroom. Usually all I do is crop and sharpen a little. If I do a lot, it’s only to play with an effect.