Thanks both.

Both taken on the K7, with 55-300, @300.
No.1, ISO200, 1/500th., @f6.3.

No.2, ISO200, 1/200th. @f6.3.

Does an explanation for the bokeh lie herein?


Coker.

This afternoon, taken from the (nice, warm) car, through the open window.



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C&C please.

Coker.

Roy,

PM sent.

Coker.

Thanks, John.

I want one.... but not enough to get invoved with the dreaded e.b.!
(Sorry, it's a personal thing.)

Roger.

Anybody got one, in the bottom of the bag.....?

Thanks,

Coker.

Thanks, Gareth. I see what you mean.

However....

I can't help but feel the integrity(?) of the image is slipping away from me.
When I used to paint in watercolour, the same used to happen - the more one "fiddled", the muddier the painting became, as well as losing that immediacy with which it began.
It's a case, I suppose of knowing when to draw the line....

Thanks all for advice, input, patience & constructive help.

Onwards & upwards!

Roger.

Hang on, Andrew!

Vis-a vis your comment at the foot of your last image....

If it was THAT easy, we'd all be doing it!




Oh, bu**er!

We are!


Roger.

Gareth, YWIMC!

I think this looks pretty good.
(I've cropped my original.)

Further C&C?



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I hope to go from strength to strength, a), in very small steps & b), with the help of all you good & knowledgable friends.

Thank you,
Roger.

Thanks for all your constructive comments.

I don't find the light quite so disappointing now!

(Gareth, I'll crop it down to panorama shortly)


Roger.

Thanks, i-Berg.

The lines in the sky, along with the texture of the field & the balance of the trees in the image, were what I was trying to capture!
Although I said "disappointing" in the title, the way the sky had a "layered" look was quite intriguing but how I could have brought that out in the pic., I don't know!
Your increase in contrast has certainly refined the structure of the silhouetted trees, however, & I think that looks much better.
Would the grad. filter have rendered the sky "better", I wonder?

Many thanks for your interest & please do not remove your version, let others learn as well as me!

Best Wishes,

Roger