^Nice choice of background for the shallow DOF. It's not ostentatious enough to usurp attention from the statues in the foreground but still intriguing enough to be noticed. What exactly does it consist of?
The blurred background consists of light coming through trees (the first picture) and reflecting off leaves (the second picture). These were converted to b&w by taking just the blue channel, which really brought out contrast in the background.
They were both taken at f/4 (wide-open) toward the longer end of a 70-200mm lens.
Some more pictures of the statues (including the color versions of the B&W ones above).
I thought shooting these would be an interesting way to practice portraiture, because I could move around them and try different backgrounds. Statues are much easier than people since they don't move!
Normally, the positioning of the trees would be a problem, but I think this shot works because they're so far out of focus
Here, the background was positioned so that it's practically consumed by shadow in addition to being blurred.
I love the quality of the "bokeh" produced by the 70-200 f/4 L lens, even if f/4 isn't extremely fast. I would probably pee my pants if I got to use a lens like a 135mm f/2 L or an 85mm f/1.2 L.
These are in Alrich Park in the middle of the UC Irvine campus. Here's a shot looking toward the center of the park.
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a macro test shot from my repaired 5400. i'd been wanting to put my world's smallest transformers and my miniature buildings together for a while, and finally did it once the camera was fixed.
a lizard i saw yesterday on Hilton Head Island
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At the Getty Center in LA. I think I will eventually post a large thread of this great place, including both the visit from this weekend and from over the summer.
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