Creative photography

[bdery]

Here are six flower shots I took in the last month or so... I hope you like them! (links to larger pics...)

Hibiscus


Closed for the night


Opening


Visitor


Crying


Contrast

[Mike54]

Those are beauties Bernard. I especially like the one called "Crying", the color is great.

[Deb]

Hi Bernard, nice use of selective aperture for depth-of-field control!

BTW, "Crying" is my favorite too.  

[bdery]

use of selective aperture for depth-of-field control!

Thanks. Even though the actual focal length of my lens is pretty small (6-72 mm) the lens i quite fast so that helps. I always try to use very selective DOF for macros, I feel it's a good way to draw the eyes to where I want it.

Of course, this would be much easier with a true "Through the lens" viewfinder, and that's one reason Iprobably will get a DSLR in the fture. But I'd have to have one with a swivel LCD and live view, or some of those would not have been possible (especially Crying that you both like )

[Deb]

But I'd have to have one with a swivel LCD and live view ...

I understand the brand new Canon Mark III has "live view".  

[ShutterbugGail]

Am I going to be the only one here who doesn't use a DSLR!

I looked at them the other day. Was surprised to see that the Nikon D4 looks more compact than the Canon Rebel XTi.

When DSLRs shrink to the size of the S2, I may reconsider.

[rhinorick]

Nice shots bdery.

Don't worry Gail, I'm still haing there with you in the non-D-SLR world.  

Bdery ... check out a great alternative to D-SLR's HERE.  

It even has a true through-the-lens view finder (EVF) - one feature I failed to mention in the article.

And 180 degree, rotating, live LCD!

[bdery]

I understand the brand new Canon Mark III has "live view".

Yeah, and a dual-processor, and a price to match. Olympus also offers live view, but my personal favorites these days remain the Pentax offerings.

When DSLRs shrink to the size of the S2, I may reconsider.

Lenses will always be bigger, or there wouldn't be much point. But some DSLRs (like the K100D, the D40x, the XTi, for instance) are really not that much larger.

Bdery ... check out a great alternative to D-SLR's HERE.   It even has a true through-the-lens view finder (EVF)

Thanks, but that's not what I mean by through the lens. My S2 also has an electronic viewfinder (EVF) but a DSLR allows you to actually see a real image through its lens, not a screen rendering with limited resolution. Much more useful for focusing. And the main advantages of a DSLR, namely lens versatility and usable high ISO, are not found on the FZ50.

Anyway, for now I'll keep my trusty S2 and enjoy its pretty good performances.