I thought about this challenge for a long time before I decided on a subject to photograph. To me, soft focus has a couple distinct purposes. In my opinion, soft focus creates a feeling of warmth and some amount of surrealism. It also makes a subject appear to be soft to the touch. With this in mind, I believe that some subjects definitely work better than others for this technique. I decided to create my own version of a very classic theme with the center view of a red rose bloom. I used a Tiffen Warm Soft/FX 2 filter on my camera for this photo.
Post Processing: None - other than adding a border.
File: IMG_1215.JPG
File size: 1,495KB
Image Serial Number: 112-1215
Camera Model: Canon EOS 10D
Camera serial number: 1020300016
Firmware: Firmware Version 1.0.1
Date/Time: 2003:11:29 12:37:08
Shutter speed: 1/4 sec
Aperture: 2.8
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Center-weighted average
Drive mode: Continuous: frame 1
ISO: 100
Lens: 105.0 mm
Focal length: 105.0mm
AF mode: Manual Focus
Image size: 2048 x 3072
Rotation: none
Image quality: Fine
White balance: Auto
Color space: sRGB
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: Normal
Contrast: Normal
Tone: Normal
Custom Functions:
CFn 8: RAW+JPEG mode: large, fine
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Great job John. One of my top pics, and quite deserving of the ribbon.
Soft focus works well on this subject, and as always, composition and color are perfect too.
John, it's an honor being in the top 3 with you! Wow! Sonja on my right, Setz on my left. Life is good! Really lovely shot; the more I look at it, the more I like it! Keep up the good work!
An absolutely beautiful image. The lighting is perfect, I love the highlights on the petals. Composition is stunning, the rose filling the frame works well. I'm rendered almost speechless (which is hard to imagine). :-) My new favorite rose shot. Well done!
There are not enough superlatives to adequately describe this image. This is true \"soft focus\". Most, like mine, are not. I suspect many folks do not know what soft focus is.
But beyond that... Lighting is perfect. Use of the ROT is perfect. DOF is perfect. Title is perfect. In short... perfect.
lovely title, lovely subject. The soft focus gives us a feel both for the texture and the scent of the rose, but at the same time it is abstract enough just to enjoy the shapes and color. The composition is nice with the center of the flower at the "thirds" line. 9
A supreme image, expertly taken. Great composition, perfect use of the media and challenge brief - simply sumptuous. Your ribbon will be much deserved.
1 point off for the slightly thinner border on the left! ; )
This is beautiful. The soft focus and lighting are perfect. The color is rich and yet not over done. The composition and use of thirds make this a beautiful flower photo.
WOW..Now this is stunning work. The colour of the flower really grabs your attention and the soft focus really work well here. I absolutely love the lighting as well. Excellent photo and GL in this weeks challenge.
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