Flowers with Tamron 500/8 55BB and TC 2x 200F

hoanpham · Expire: 2015-01-18

Using pentax k5, SR on, mostly iso6400 and 1/2000s, hand-held.

#1, 350cm

#2, 5-6m

#3, 300cm

#4, 6-7m

#5, 5-6m

Yebisu · Joined: 13 Feb 2011 Posts: 1302

Love the glow in no.1.

Macro with a mirror lens is an unusual idea but very effective here.

Jesito · Expire: 2015-01-07

Good results!

hoanpham · Expire: 2015-01-18

Thanks Jesito and Yebisu,

The glow in no.1 was in fact another flower near by.
I was searching for cases with ring bokeh and think it is interesting to add some natural glow.
Personally, I like #1 best in this set.

rbelyell · Expire: 2014-01-31

hi hoan!

theyre all good photos, but 2 is killer against that background.
tony

hoanpham · Expire: 2015-01-18

Thanks Tony,

It was not easy to reproduce ring bokeh at close distance. These are a group of flowers close to each other. A background distance of 50cm almost completely blurred out, no ring bokeh. The DOF is razor thin, difficult to focus. I have to compromise here, it is impossible to get sharp from the top to the bottom of one single plant.

#2 and #5 are best ring bokeh. #2 was in fact inspired by Smoli4 http://forum.mflenses.com/satanic-grill-t49180.html - look like flames to me, but in a more gentle way Very Happy

David · Expire: 2013-01-25

I like the second one the best. The flowers in the background look like color in motion because of the ring bokeh shape. Only a mirror lens could achieve that effect.