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Hydrangea cultivar 'Annabelle' a perfect hydrangea for those who like large mop heads. The sterile flowers measure to 23cm across.
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Lovely detail Peter. Have you considered blurring the background a bit? Ed.
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I agree with Ed, Peter. Beautifully captured flower, but the leaves are a bit distracting - you might also consider reducing the brightness and saturation of the background. Just an opinion, of course.
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Thank you gentlemen. I'm happy with the image as it is and don't regard bokeh in this case a factor, otherwise I would have offered it for evaluation on the Critique board.
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Apologies Peter, you are right.
I had to look up the Bokeh thing. I spell this Dizzy!!!
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(Jan 15, 2015, 06:15)EdMak Wrote: Apologies Peter, you are right.
I had to look up the Bokeh thing. I spell this Dizzy!!!
Yes Ed, a word bandied about in photography and one that I sometimes regret using instead of plain English - I blame those Japanese
A blurred background whichever way we care to look at it. I don't have a lens that in my view produces a satisfactory 'Bokeh' (sorry), so I rely on distance and camera settings when I want to produce a blurred bakground. I try to keep post processing to a minimum; far more satisfying to be happy with the image as taken.
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Beautiful shot - so pretty too.