Sunflowers

[steff]

'portrait' ;)
http://steff.altervista.org/index.php?showimage=110

'landscape'
http://steff.altervista.org/index.php?showimage=109

[Zach-E2]

i like the portrait a lot... very nice, very crisp... nice colour too!

[babyben]

I much prefer the portrait, the closeness of the sunflower also personifise (sp?) it - colours are really nice as well.

Landscape is nice as well, but much busier! :)

[jeremycherfas]

Like Babyben, I think the portrait is quite something, while the landscape is nothing special.

On the portrait, I was impressed by the backlighting and the good use of depth of field. And by a coincidence. I was out this Saturday taking backlit pictures of sunflowers near Lago Bolseno. But I was using analog film, so have not yet seen the results!.

Good work.

[coleko]

not trying to be contrarian but i like the landscape more. i like the feeling of vastness that it captures. both are great pics though.

[steff]

thank you all :) I didn't retouch the photos, except for a tiny unsharp mask, default of the raw program, and one dust spot I had to remove digitally
( and now phisically, opening the machine and pulling it away in some manner! sigh ) :oops:

[Zach-E2]

personally, i think if your landscape picture was taken a bit lower, it would be perfect. while it's closer, it still catches the whole field, yet it gives it the personality that the portrait has.

[blinking8s]

slightly les harsh lighting would have added a lot, its still cool though, i never get to see fields of flowers arranged like that