Fire - or sunflower?
I submitted this image for a photography contest with the subject ‘very close’. We had some sunflowers standing around and I decided to find a composition in which a central (sharp) leaf was surrounded by out of focus leafs to draw the eye. To accomplish this, I had to use a very shallow depth of field (used f/4 with a macro tube) which also resulted in a slightly soft central leaf (or not entirely in focus). I like this effect because it adds to the idea of the image.
Fire - or sunflower?
I submitted this image for a photography contest with the subject ‘very close’. We had some sunflowers standing around and I decided to find a composition in which a central (sharp) leaf was surrounded by out of focus leafs to draw the eye. To accomplish this, I had to use a very shallow depth of field (used f/4 with a macro tube) which also resulted in a slightly soft central leaf (or not entirely in focus). I like this effect because it adds to the idea of the image.