115/100 Rhonda
It was only ten days ago that I shot a couple of photographs on 10-10-10. So, when I saw an attractive redhead walking through the park with 10-10-10 on her shirt, I had to stop her for my 100 Strangers project.
Rhonda is a registered nurse who specializes in home care. We talked about the changes in health care over the past ten years, as well as it's future. She readily agreed to be part of the 100 Strangers project. I took several photos of her in the overcast light. As I closed in to get a tighter portrait, I neglected to stop down my aperture. It was set on ƒ2.8. As the distance from the point of focus decreases, the depth of field also decreases. The tighter shots focused on the bill of Rhonda's cap, not on her eyes as I intended.
We parted and as I was chimping the shots I realized this. The manual focus lens on my F2 would have saved me, but it was at home, on my F2. I found and approached Rhonda again. She graciously agreed to a few more shots, but the light was not the same, and the serendipity was gone. I decided to go with my first captures for the project.
Later, using GIMP, I softened the bill of Rhonda's cap in the close-up I chose. Although the image is still out of focus, at least it is not in focus in the wrong place. After photographing women at that fragile age between youth and medicare, while using tack sharp focus that shows every wrinkle and pore, I began to wonder if a little less focus might be preferable. I'm not certain which direction is best, and I toss the question to the feet of the same women in that age bracket.
Rhonda, I hope you are happy with the images. Thank you for the reshoot, and for being stranger number 115. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the flickr group page.
The 100 Strangers website can be found at 100strangers.com/
Nikkor 50mm ƒ1.8, Available Light
115/100 Rhonda
It was only ten days ago that I shot a couple of photographs on 10-10-10. So, when I saw an attractive redhead walking through the park with 10-10-10 on her shirt, I had to stop her for my 100 Strangers project.
Rhonda is a registered nurse who specializes in home care. We talked about the changes in health care over the past ten years, as well as it's future. She readily agreed to be part of the 100 Strangers project. I took several photos of her in the overcast light. As I closed in to get a tighter portrait, I neglected to stop down my aperture. It was set on ƒ2.8. As the distance from the point of focus decreases, the depth of field also decreases. The tighter shots focused on the bill of Rhonda's cap, not on her eyes as I intended.
We parted and as I was chimping the shots I realized this. The manual focus lens on my F2 would have saved me, but it was at home, on my F2. I found and approached Rhonda again. She graciously agreed to a few more shots, but the light was not the same, and the serendipity was gone. I decided to go with my first captures for the project.
Later, using GIMP, I softened the bill of Rhonda's cap in the close-up I chose. Although the image is still out of focus, at least it is not in focus in the wrong place. After photographing women at that fragile age between youth and medicare, while using tack sharp focus that shows every wrinkle and pore, I began to wonder if a little less focus might be preferable. I'm not certain which direction is best, and I toss the question to the feet of the same women in that age bracket.
Rhonda, I hope you are happy with the images. Thank you for the reshoot, and for being stranger number 115. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the flickr group page.
The 100 Strangers website can be found at 100strangers.com/
Nikkor 50mm ƒ1.8, Available Light