The large amount of OOF area compared to the cup make my eyes want to make the picture come into focus. I wonder if it would be more pleasing to me if:
a) The photo was in focus and the cup OOF, or b) Both the cup and the photo were in focus. -P Shel Belinkoff wrote: > There's a picture of a friend on my desk, one whom I've not heard from in > quite some time. When I set my coffee cup down I saw this scene: > > http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/absentfriend.html > > I decided to use the K55/1.8 for the relative softness of its rendering and > for the smooth bokeh it delivers. It can also mute the colors just a bit, > and gives a slightly warmer tone compared to the A50/1.4 > > istDS, ISO 800, F2.8, 1/100 sec exposure > > comments welcome. Most interested in how the contrast/brightness looks as > I'm working in a new environment. > > > Shel > > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net