Yes, I know. I was traveling light, because of the nature of the gardens, and only brought my DA 35 macro limited. For this shot, the FA 100 macro would have worked a lot better.
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 11:53 PM, Ken Waller <kwal...@peoplepc.com> wrote: > A longer focal length lens would help in that regard - during my shoot in > the U P thia las June, I shot alot of small things up close with my 300mm FA > and the backgrounds were very nice and sort of dreamy. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel J. Matyola" > <danmaty...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Blue Geranium > > > >> Thanks, Ken. >> >> I agree about the background, but I am not sure there is much I can do >> with it. >> >> >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 7:48 PM, Ken Waller <kwal...@peoplepc.com> wrote: >>> >>> I like the well focused ,striking blue flower - not so much the >>> background, >>> somewhat distracting. >>> >>> Kenneth Waller >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel J. Matyola" >>> <danmaty...@gmail.com> >>> Subject: PESO: Blue Geranium >>> >>> >>>> Earlier this month, my wife and I attended the 2014 Far Hills Race >>>> Meeting, and I have posted a few images from that event. Perhaps more >>>> will come. >>>> >>>> On the way home from the races, we took the back roads to avoid all >>>> the drunks leaving the tailgate parties. We passed the Leonard J. >>>> Buck Garden, part of a former estate now owned and operated by the >>>> Somerset County Park Commission. My wife noted it had been quite a >>>> while since our last visit, so this past Saturday, we drove up to >>>> visit the Garden. >>>> >>>> It is not as spectacular as in the spring, especially when the azaleas >>>> and rhododendrons are in full bloom. Never-the-less, it is always a >>>> pleasant site for a peaceful walk in the serenity of nature. >>>> >>>> There were a few colorful plants in bloom, including this unusual blue >>>> geranium: >>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17892481 >>>> K-5 IIS, DA 35mm macro limited >>>> Comments are invited. >>>> >>>> Dan Matyola >>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
