isolated

Earlier this year I made a trip to some woods to photograph the bluebells that were out.

I also got two close-up images that I really like: a dandelion and some wild garlic.  I shot both with my 60mm lens and “spot metered” on the brightest part of the image which helped really darken the background (it meant the camera shot at a much higher shutter speed than if I’d used average or evaluative metering of the whole scene, so it picked out the bright parts only).  And, coupled with a wide-open aperture and consequent shallow depth of field, isolated the subjects beautifully.

Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon 60mm f2.4

1/60^thof a second at f2.4, ISO 100

tripod, self-timer release

Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon 60mm f2.4

1/75^thof a second at f2.4, ISO 100

tripod, self-timer release

Oh, by the way, this is my 300th "blogger" post!!  300!!!