James Silliman
March 2025 - Hibiscus
About the Image(s)
This image is from my archives. I enjoy visiting local nurseries looking for possible subjects for my close-ups. I found this hibiscus at one of my usual haunts. This image was made with a macro lens mounted on my Nikon D200. Exposure was made at f/5.6 @1/80 sec. I probably should have used a smaller aperture to get a bit more DOF, but the camera was hand-held. I committed the cardinal sin of photographic omission…….sI forgot to take my tripod on this shoot.
2 comments posted
Lovely image as it is, Jim! The color is great and reds are a tough color to shoot. If your f stop would have been smaller, the back petal would have been in shaper focus and the stamen would not have been as showy as it is now. I think it's perfectly captured. Posted: 03/11/2025 19:24:54
Thank you Karen. DOF is a tough issue. There are those who like maximum DOF and those who like selective DOF. I think it should be left to the intent of the photographer and the subject matter. Posted: 03/12/2025 01:06:15