Soft Forget-me-not

From time to time I point the camera at the self set forget-me-nots that come up all over the garden. Previous years have produced photos of swathes of blue, macros of individual flowers, even fish-eye shots. This year it's the soft and dreamy approach. So here are four shots with the FA77mm ltd + 20mm tube on a K3. The first 3 are at f2, the last at f2.8. No sharpness intended, none present.

What do you think? Which (if any) is your favourite? Why?

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Steve

Difficult choice there... #4 for me, almost like a painting. No, sorry, #3. There again... (See what I mean?)

I think that from 2 onwards, it's the way you've 'worked' the image that's so appealing, culminating in #4. The blur of the background and stem of the flower leads you to the flower itself. So that's why it would be my favourite. However, I really like them all and will be interested in other's views. Cracking work, Steve.

For me no.1 has the right level of sharpness/softness but the background green in 3 and 4 works better, as does the blue "glow" around the stem. That lens and tube combination is one I've often enjoyed, but that doesn't mean it's easy to get the results you're after

Thanks. It's always interesting to hear what people think about similar pictures, what tips the balance one way or the other for them. Keep those thoughts coming .

Hmmm... I wonder who I acquired both lens and tubes from a few years ago... and where I got the idea to put them together... might it have been LennyBloke himself???

I would be inclined to brighten the flower and darken the background like so.............

Another interesting take with a great result. Fascinating thread this.

1 and 2 are my favourites.

Cheers
Mike