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01 Jul 2008 • 159 views

Sea of Blue ... berries

Blue-popping-berries from the farmer's market.

In thinking about why I wanted to post this, knowing that the blur and the shield your eyes whiteout at the top will not appeal to many, I can only say I actually really love this effect. It's a personal addiction to maximum aperture. Hey when you don't have these wonderful wide-open landscapes, you have to find other things to play with :-).

I know I could have stopped down (and if I am honest, I should have gone to 1.8 or 2.0 to get a more even diminishing depth of field), but it's the extremity of this that attracts me. I think the berries pop so much more than if they had all been equally sharp, and the flood of hazy blurry light hints what's behind the berries.

what's on shuffle? Last Night of the World by Bruce Cockburn from Breakfast In New Orleans, Dinner In Timbuktu

camera	NIKON D40
exposure mode	aperture priority
shutterspeed	1/500s
aperture	f/1.6
sensitivity	ISO200
focal length	50.0mm
resolution	3008x2000 pixels

Sea of Blue ... berries

comments (11)

bram antareja

Yogyakarta Indonesia

1 Jul 2008, 03:07

good focusing and good tone colour. Regards from Yogyakarta Indonesia.

Chris Phillips

United Kingdom

1 Jul 2008, 03:24

Oh yes Karima - a very effective DOF and colour scale here

smits

Australia

1 Jul 2008, 08:55

Hey, I have no quarrel with what you've done here, I think it's terrific. well done! keep it up.

anniedog

Great Britain (UK)

1 Jul 2008, 09:44

I am a fan of shallow DOF too and I think the blueberry part of this works well, but the white background is just too bright for me - I find it very distracting. If you scroll down you can see what it would look like without!
Ingrid

Chantal

Netherlands

1 Jul 2008, 11:48

nice DOF

Mary MacADNski

happy for summer

1 Jul 2008, 12:13

My favorite berry!

Richard Standley

France

1 Jul 2008, 14:38

Terrific shot Karima. Great use of the DOF and the light here!

Ginnie

at a WiFi hotspot in Atl without dial tone at home

1 Jul 2008, 16:27

If you want me to be real serious and specific, Karima, I would like THAT blueberry just over there!

tim

leeds uk

1 Jul 2008, 18:28

wouldn't life be so boring if we all stuck to the rules, maybe a touch over doing it with the "i 'll get the sunglasses to look at it" background, but i think you should carry on with the widey's

Bill Phillips

Droitwich..warm and a bit muggy!

1 Jul 2008, 19:37

I confess for me the top white would have to go. I haven't got any sunglasses

The bottom part is great and a narrow crop would make a great picture for me.

Gingeybaby

Too hot to sleep

1 Jul 2008, 21:46

Hi Karima, Maybe the white is a bit bright but I love the blurred effect on the berries.
nice shot

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