today's tip is simple
{it's been a long week, so i vote for not having to think very hard today}
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"be careful what you focus on"
what i really wanted to show you in this photo, is the cool winding path.
but
taking a photo of the actual path was so boring.
{you'll see it below in a second}
taking photos of the flowers along the path....oh, so much better.
see this photo. yuck. it's the picture of the path. sad isn't it.
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now granted. someone reading this might love this path photo and that's fine.
but focusing on the path didn't do anything for me.
it looks blah. there's no depth. no bokeh.
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happy weekend everyone
I find these particularly enchanting ... just beckoning us further down that allusive path in the background.
ReplyDeleteFlowers, in general, always make for a better subject anyway. Great shots... all of them.
ReplyDeleteI agree! It rocks as bokeh though! I would have focused on the flowers as well. So bright and happy, plus that gorgeous, dreamy background. :)
ReplyDeletenicely done.
ReplyDelete"be careful what you focus on" - in photography and in life!
ReplyDelete"Be careful what you focus on" is a good warning in all aspects of life. Ha.
ReplyDeleteI like the path photo because where the heck are there many paths surrounded by flowers all the way on both sides like this. Most paths are truly boring, nothing to look at.
I do see what you mean though about taking the photo of a path through the flowers. Breaks it up.
Oh, I so agree!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great tip! What beautiful examples you have...It is facinating how each different focus and point of view completely changes the photo...
ReplyDeleteI like the focus on the flowers. I noticed the path right away, but it needs to be blurry.
ReplyDeleteAnd aren't many of our paths blurry to begin with? Yes, I thought so too.
Great advice all the way around, and you make the point very well!!
ReplyDeleteNice. :-)
ReplyDeleteOh I love this! I knew it already, but you illustrated the lesson so well. It is a simply gorgeous lesson today. ~Lili
ReplyDeleteyep... lovely bokeh..purty flowers..nicely illustrated!!
ReplyDeleteObviously, the closeup with the blurry path is great, like someone said, closeups of flowers are awesome, but I kept going back looking at the path, and I must say I don't dislike the clear path shot at all, but I understand what your saying. Thanks for that lesson.
ReplyDeleteWhat a BEAUTIFUL perfect way to show what you wanted to say about being careful what you focus on!
ReplyDeletelove the little tip!! you are so right about this! thanks :)
ReplyDeleteThe second shot is my favorite :) I hope you wander through the weekend with ease and beauty ~ just like the path ♥
ReplyDeleteThat is often why I may take a bunch of photos to focus it differently. I do see what you mean and the flowers are so much more interesting than just the path, though the path makes for interest in the photo.
ReplyDeleteYup. I've rarely met a photo that wasn't better by tight cropping or a good foreground. You showed it perfectly!
ReplyDeleteyes, blurry paths are the best. and that looks like a path I would love to be on.
ReplyDeleteyou're an ace teacher;)
ReplyDelete-Jennifer
Pretty! Great depth of field. I really, really need to work on that.
ReplyDeletenever underestimate the power any picture that you do has...
ReplyDeletewe just watched my beloved sister-in-law die of cancer. the picture of the path is perfect for me. it signifies many things... the path to infinity, the path she walked while here, the path of sorrow until the missing becomes bearable... none of those are "yuk!"
thank you for the picture of the path.
tammy j