japanese gardens

[Michael]

yes another photo



Comments are appreciated

larger version here

http://www.deviantart.com/view/29140474/

[Glen]

Michael, there is a nice tranquility to the whole image

[wendellt]

pose hints incipient drama, i like, composition thoughtful too

i see why that guy was eager to take a shot even nestled away in the bushes

[Poon]

Michael,
It is beautiful.
Prefer a larger photo to post.
Really oriental style if the girl is in black hair I can not tell it apart if she is Chinese or Japanese girl.
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Regards
Poon

[birddog114]

It's oriental and peaceful place!
I've been at the Auburn Botanic gardens few times and the Japanese garden section does have the same feeling.

[Alpha_7]

I like it a lot. I had a look at the big version (took a little while to load), so I noticed the bokeh wasn't all that pleasent up-close, what lens was this taken with ?

This shot does have a nice peaceful relaxing feel to it, that I quiet like.

[PiroStitch]

Nice and serene

Craig, I'm guessing 50mm 1.8. The exif is in the full version.

[Alpha_7]

Thanks Wayne, sorry was being a lazy bum! 50 1.8 @ 2.8 - I would of expected a smoother bokeh, but perhaps my expectations are mislaid.

[Michael]

The Bokeh is good when you are focused on something upclose with that lens bit since i was about 5 meters away it was at the end of the focus.

otherwise the bokeh with that lens is terrific, with this shot also I wanted to keep the background with a little detail.

[Alpha_7]

Thanks for clearing that up, and once you said it, it all became clear.

[Michael]

Thanks for the comments

[nito]

Yes it's a perfect shot. Nicely done.

[Killakoala]

The full size image really shows how nice an image you have taken. I like the good use of aperture to slightly defocus the bridge but the subject is super sharp. Great lens too and i think the bokeh is fine.

Personally i would have taken a step back or composed slightly down so i didn't cut the bum off the girl. But that's me.

[Michael]

Thanks killakoala.

I'm very new to portraits and using models and all this, though my work usually has me taking portraits of people and stuff at thier work they're just your run of the mill photos that you can't really play with artisticly.

So I thought I'd try my hand ad setting up a propper shoot and going for broke to get a bit of practice in this kind of photography.

I used a reflector (gold) to put a tiny bit of light on her face and hair to make it stand out a bit more and shine, and was stradeling a little creek flowing into the main pond thing. (friend was holding the reflector)

So far so good the shots have turned out well by the looks of the comments.

[Killakoala]

Well Michael, i think you have done very well. I'm sure we'd all love to see more, i know i would. Especially as the day was quite a topical one

[sirhc55]

This is a beautiful portrait with beautiful colour and as Killa said the OOF element is perfect. My only adverse comment would be the ladies skirt - a plain colour would have made this portrait 110%

[Michael]

Ha ha well maybe next time then, I'm sure you'll see many more of her in the future.

I plan to take her back there during autumn as the whole garden turns a spectacular shade or oranges reds and yellows.