Earl Moore
Spring and a warmer type of blue

A “macro” lens is not a must-have for close-up shots. This image was made using my “walk-about” Nikon 28-300mm lens at 300mm f/5.6.

It perhaps would have been a tad sharper if I’d backed off to 250mm. Like many zoom lens there’s a bit of a softness penalty at the both extremes — but in this case acceptable, in my view.

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Markus
13 years ago

Fine image, Earl! The warm tones work as you expected, and the vignetting and the shallow DoF play well with the subject. That lack of ultimate sharpness is really no problem in this image, as it’s impression is founded on color and arrangement and light effect – nobody will count the hairs on petal residues…

Olivier Jules
13 years ago

very nice picture!!

Monte Stevens
13 years ago

I’m with Mark, any lack of sharpness is not a problem. The wonderful blues and vignetting are what pull me into the image. I’m tempted to say this is a nice capture but I think it is the other way around, the image captures me.

Mark
13 years ago

I also like how the one bloom is isolated in this shot Earl, yet showing what some of the surroundings look like. I have always been tempted to reduce my lens load by getting one of these all in one zooms.

Chris Klug
13 years ago

Your work with color lately has been superb, Mark

paul
13 years ago

Well, sometimes that lack of absolute sharpness adds something to the photograph. I guess that I am not such a big fan of razor-edged sharpness. Anyway, I really like the mixture of the warms and cools in this photo. A very nice balance.

Martina Egli
13 years ago

The warm lighting and the great colour combinations are wonderful! I love close-ups, they allow us to glimpse into another world, alien to our own, but infinitely more beautiful and tender.

Nik | ExPla.net
13 years ago

lovely shot, I think zooms can work as a macro from time to time and I also love to use macro just for normal shots for it’s sharpness.

Either way fantastic color on this photo