Walt, I love the mood, the light and the girl's casual pose. But while the soft-focus lends a dreamy air, I'm bothered by the sharp, in-focus grass a few feet beyond the subject. I think that soft-focus works best when the entire scene is diffuse rather than merely shifting the focus plane back.
BTW, suggestion for something to try: attach a small piece of fine, sheer nylon stocking over the lens with an elastic band. Adds a unique textured diffusion to the image. I think that Stan's comments re the framing are good. Try cropping so the tree becomes the LH frame. I don't agree about the necessity to see the subject's eye. A profile portrait is perfectly valid and her downward gaze suggests we're catching a private moment-- maybe wistful thoughts? -- maybe dreamy thoughts which support the dreamy look of the shot. On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 1:57 PM, Walt <ldott...@gmail.com> wrote: > Here's a shot from a session I picked up through the mother of the girl I > photographed earlier in the week. > > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/9102768906/ > K-5, F50/1.7, f/2.2, 1/400 sec, ISO 100 > > I think that's my favorite of the bunch. I'll be selecting my other > favorites for posting on flickr over the next few days rather than inflict > the full set on everyone before I've had the chance to cull the weakest > ones. > > > -- Walt > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
