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**Idjiit** · 03-06-2010 10:12 PM

Something a bit different from me. Shot these while killing some time with Al the other day before meeting up with Mark. Curious to see what you guys think.

**subimatt** · 03-06-2010 10:15 PM

3rd is my favorite, Love that one.

**smizar** · 03-06-2010 10:24 PM

Wow! Love #1 and #3!

I cannot wait for the Cherry blossoms buds outside our townhouse to spring forth in their spring glory here ...hopefully *&^%$* soon!

**Andy** · 03-07-2010 08:48 AM

Ok, maybe it's me, but I love that three shows the buds in three stages of opening. That is cool. And then the out of focus branches all have the same upward bend really flows.

**kensington** · 03-07-2010 09:09 AM

Originally Posted by Andy

...the out of focus branches all have the same upward bend really flows.

#3 is my fave because of this, nice flow. #1 the others on that branch are distracting to me #2 is nice.

**Idjiit** · 03-07-2010 09:51 AM

Thanks guys. #3 is my favorite for the reasons listed. Wish I had a zoom in this case though, since I think the effect would have looked better with a longer focal length and a bit more distance from the subject. 20mm on the GF1 is a pretty poor focal length to try to shoot this kind of thing with.

Does the bokeh strike anyone as a bit busy on these shots?

**MoLS** · 03-07-2010 10:54 AM

To be completely honest none of these are really grabbing me - and it's definitely because of the busy bokeh. Your comps are great (as usual) but your equipment is failing you here. There are things that the gf1/20 combo is awesome for but shooting close ups with a busy background just ain't one of them. A longer focal length would definitely help.

**Idjiit** · 03-07-2010 11:09 AM

Agreed, Jeff - I think this is a situation in which having the 14-45mm would have really helped. I usually have my Voigtlander with me when I'm "planning" on shooting, but I left it behind for this trip.

But really, even it stopped down to the degree it would need to be might not be as ideal as the 14-45mm wide-open.

**MoLS** · 03-07-2010 11:22 AM

It would be interesting to see the difference between this and a 40mm shot from your D700.

**Idjiit** · 03-07-2010 11:46 AM

The best I could do is 50mm on the D700, but I could crop the GF1 shot. I actually have a little time to kill waiting for the baby to wake up from a nap so I can continue some projects in the unit, so I'll go snap some examples.

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