tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post7146221558952098508..comments2024-01-11T18:39:50.665+00:00Comments on Painting With Shadows: Aperture, Bokeh and Pretty PicturesKim Ayreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-12267662753674875492010-06-13T20:49:40.722+01:002010-06-13T20:49:40.722+01:00Goooorgeeeeous. There are no other words.Goooorgeeeeous. There are no other words.Mimi and Tillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538674717041795218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-35641507355646449152010-06-13T17:23:42.795+01:002010-06-13T17:23:42.795+01:00I recently bought the 'nifty fifty' (Oh fo...I recently bought the 'nifty fifty' (Oh for a 7D too!!) and I agree with you that it is a great lens. I had quite some interest in it when we had an outdoor portrait night at camera club last week.<br /><br />Lovely images.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-50658431021448834822010-06-13T14:00:25.571+01:002010-06-13T14:00:25.571+01:00Charlie - thank you :) The first one is my favouri...Charlie - thank you :) The first one is my favourite too<br /><br />Gillian - let me know if you post any results. What else do you want to know?Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-5876510001948547902010-06-09T20:38:01.892+01:002010-06-09T20:38:01.892+01:00I like the fact that I actually learned something ...I like the fact that I actually learned something from this post. I've always wanted to create these affects in my photos but never known how to use my camera on anything other than auto.<br /><br />I may acutally take a try and this (it would be really great to get some more pointers from you).<br /><br />Great post, Kim!!!A Daft Scots Lasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01922985143036647579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-8552253714429438212010-06-09T16:37:33.151+01:002010-06-09T16:37:33.151+01:00I'm with Map. Even point and shoot baffles me....I'm with Map. Even point and shoot baffles me. My talent lies somewhere else, the whereabout of which are unknown.<br /><br />I DO know the photos are beautiful, especially the first one.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722567671925063706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-41013780945487822822010-06-09T15:47:45.792+01:002010-06-09T15:47:45.792+01:00Hope - thank you - and your memory does you proud ...Hope - thank you - and your memory does you proud :)<br /><br />Roschelle - go ahead and dabble!<br /><br />Pointa - let me know if you post anything that comes from your playing :)<br /><br />Carole - thank you :)<br /><br />Jayne - don't be intimidated, be inspired :)<br /><br />Jasmine - you can still get some great effects at f/2.8. What camera do you use?<br /><br />FLG - you can do that, but mostly the reaction from people tends to be, "what's that blurry thing in the foreground?"<br /><br />Pat - Thank you for your kind words :) I guess a calendar isn't out of the question - with print-on-demand services, like the "Staring Back" book, I ought to be able to create something people could buy online if they wanted. Hmmm... stuff to think about... :)<br /><br />Chrissie - thank you for your warm words :)<br /><br />Emma - The dandilion was done using a different camera and a different style of photography, so didn't fit into this set. But I might do a post on macro photography another time :)<br /><br />Anez - we're surrounded with education wherever we look :)<br /><br />V - I'm enjoying the new toy more and more and more :)<br /><br />Hindsfeet - thank you :)<br /><br />Scarlet - welcome to my ramblings and thank you for your kind words :)<br /><br />Ruth - good to see you back! What's the story with your blog, or lack of it?Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-59230912919401057162010-06-09T14:08:08.876+01:002010-06-09T14:08:08.876+01:00they're all so pretty Kim... that first one ha...they're all so pretty Kim... that first one has the prettiest bokeh I've ever seen. I want the broom and the buttercup especially.. ;DRubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395962212127939584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-48562036233629866552010-06-09T08:21:09.194+01:002010-06-09T08:21:09.194+01:00Hello - popping over from Pat's - and I'm ...Hello - popping over from Pat's - and I'm liking your poppy too.<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-86554304171673805682010-06-09T04:58:50.391+01:002010-06-09T04:58:50.391+01:00thanks for the pretty flowers, Kim... : )thanks for the pretty flowers, Kim... : )Hindsfeethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12373105564115036448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-87141945916420130992010-06-08T21:43:45.946+01:002010-06-08T21:43:45.946+01:00Glad you're having fun with your new toy and t...Glad you're having fun with your new toy and that you're recovering after the exhibtion et al. The Broom is fantastic. I always wondered what that stuff was called!Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01785781682613066190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-46653879351155772062010-06-08T17:39:36.612+01:002010-06-08T17:39:36.612+01:00NICE!! funny I was just reading about Apertures de...NICE!! funny I was just reading about Apertures de other day ..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06135659091448282291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-29847811082401892422010-06-08T14:07:44.725+01:002010-06-08T14:07:44.725+01:00Can I choose a favourite? The dandelion the dandel...Can I choose a favourite? The dandelion the dandelion!!! (saw it on RB). <br />I had actually learnt about about this <em>some time ago</em> but of course, completely forgotten now so this is a helpful reminder.emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04195918097785592926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-80225083033451446022010-06-08T09:56:21.542+01:002010-06-08T09:56:21.542+01:00Thank you, Kim, these pictures are gorgeous. And s...Thank you, Kim, these pictures are gorgeous. And so evocative of home (especially the broom) that this Scot in exile feels quite wistful!Chrissie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05116620051533679325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-72848359337150126252010-06-08T08:38:09.679+01:002010-06-08T08:38:09.679+01:00I had to come back for another look. Exquisite is...I had to come back for another look. Exquisite is the word that leaps to mind.<br />I will publish mine tomorrow willy nilly - as you say it is a record of what's happening in the garden.<br />Have you thought of a calendar?Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-83644252914808119792010-06-08T07:41:26.495+01:002010-06-08T07:41:26.495+01:00I love fiddling with apertures. From the shots I&#...I love fiddling with apertures. From the shots I've seen, it seems you've done a lot of foreground in-focus, background out-of-focus. Have you tried the reverse too? Say keeping the subject in focus still, but switching it so there's something in the foreground that's out-of-focus. Kind of thing? I don't know :D Just something to think about.<br /><br />Awesome stuff.Apex Zombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04831580250709824079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-19330613445758681522010-06-08T06:11:52.472+01:002010-06-08T06:11:52.472+01:00I can't play like you. My widest setting is on...I can't play like you. My widest setting is only f/2.8.<br />I did play around and take some photos while I was out fishing today. I'll probably post them up on soon.Jasminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04040882375218261683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-71976061547233192112010-06-08T05:22:01.042+01:002010-06-08T05:22:01.042+01:00I'm so intimidated. I'm a point-and-shoot...I'm so intimidated. I'm a point-and-shoot kinda gal and I rejoice when I even get that right. Lovely photos, my friend.Jayne Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053366144206401836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-31059294895663148032010-06-08T03:11:20.835+01:002010-06-08T03:11:20.835+01:00Wow, awesome pictures.Wow, awesome pictures.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03828426520214270655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-17529190670850664022010-06-08T02:49:16.806+01:002010-06-08T02:49:16.806+01:00Oh Kim! Those are gorgeous photos!!! I have both a...Oh Kim! Those are gorgeous photos!!! I have both a manual film camera (that has been languishing in a cupboard for a while - Canon Rebel EOS) and a digital that has a number of features I have yet to explore. Thanks for explaining all that... <i>now I need to go play.</i> :-)Ponita in Real Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886875733169389887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-67178296780632856572010-06-08T01:00:53.780+01:002010-06-08T01:00:53.780+01:00All very pretty! Makes me want to get out in the y...All very pretty! Makes me want to get out in the yard and dabble in my flower beds O_O .....on second thought...lol!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02577780679140276988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-65221849089168952532010-06-08T00:09:02.163+01:002010-06-08T00:09:02.163+01:00This reminds me of a fellow college student explai...This reminds me of a fellow college student explaining F stops to me like this: it's opposites: bigger number, smaller opening.<br /><br />I remembered that more than the fact he liked me and I was clueless. :)<br /><br />Beautiful work sir!hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-46734252384605868492010-06-08T00:06:18.261+01:002010-06-08T00:06:18.261+01:00~:C:~ - read only enough of the manual to help you...~:C:~ - read only enough of the manual to help you get started, then play, play, play - it's always the best way to learn :)<br /><br />Fay - I'm glad you were able to follow it - it's very difficult to know at what level to pitch it at<br /><br />Jasmine - be sure to let me know if you post any images after you've played :)<br /><br />Eryl - the trick is to set the camera up first, then go out and take photos of different things to see how they look with that set-up. And I think the broom is my favourite one :)<br /><br />Mapstew - it's always a good thing when a person knows their own mind :)<br /><br />Pat - there is nothing banal about your photos, Pat. Let's face it, you can tell nothing about what our garden actually looks like from mineKim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-22615960560146395282010-06-07T23:52:40.803+01:002010-06-07T23:52:40.803+01:00Now you've gone and made my next garden photos...Now you've gone and made my next garden photos look banal. I've given up apertures for Lent.<br />Brilliant though:)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-33480965703069192522010-06-07T23:34:15.684+01:002010-06-07T23:34:15.684+01:00Yeah, I just skipped to the wonderful pics! :¬)Yeah, I just skipped to the wonderful pics! :¬)mapstewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159592046833798019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-5648524101394433812010-06-07T22:40:40.125+01:002010-06-07T22:40:40.125+01:00You have me itching for a manual camera, my little...You have me itching for a manual camera, my little point and shoot has some manual overrides but they're a pain to access: by the time I've gone into the menu and scrolled down, etc. etc., the bee has flown off. <br /><br />Love the top photo it looks like the broom bloom is suspended in comb-honey.<br /><br />Nice to see you finally getting time to play.Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.com