I thought the plant might make a nice photographic subject. Given my penchant for abstracts, I decided to capture just parts of the colorful leaves, taking advantage of the varied colors and curves of the leaves. Here is what I got.
These were extreme closeups taken with my macro lens only 2-3 inches from the leaves. As a result, depth of field was extremely shallow, even when the camera was set at a very narrow aperture in order to maximize depth of field. I decided that it was hopeless to keep everything in relatively good focus. Instead, I focused on a leading edge of one of the leaves and let the remainder of the image fall out of focus. By having a leaf edge in good focus served, I think, to preserve the idea that these were not just blurry images.
Normally, when creating abstracts my goal is to retain enough so the subject matter is recognizable. Here, I think the amount of abstraction makes the subject almost but not quite unrecognizable. I particularly like these images, especially for their colors.
John M. Phillips
I don't think I would have tried doing this John - now I will (altho' I certainly don't have the camera equipment that you do!).
ReplyDeleteAre you going to try some photography or quilting? As to photography, I do have a macro lens that has served me well and that allows me to get closeups.
DeleteNope, photography isn't my 'thing' - beyond just taking pictures for fun or for posting on my blog. I'll stick to needle and threads I think.
DeleteThe main thing is to do something that allows us to express ourselves creatively.
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