Grass Head

[Ganesh Mahadevan]

f/8 1/80sec ISO-800 200mm no-tripod no-photoshop

i welcome your technical comments to make it more crisp and clear

[AB26]

Ganesh,

1/80sec at 200mm focal length handheld is a NO-NO if you want your images to be sharp.

[bnnrcn]

Does your lens have a vibrance control function Ganesh? 1/80 is really too slow for 200 mm. The image has a busy BG, if you use photoshop you can try clarity and vibrance sliders in ACR to make the image stand out more

[Wavelength]

Liked the soothing green.... nothing technical about it
Regards, Ganeshji

[Geoff F]

I've been attempting to shoot 'real life' grasses recently, in order to create some identification information for myself.

And yes, I used a tripod plus suitable camera settings. So the result . . . that's right, 90% failures!

My only real successes were those that I took home and shot indoors under controlled lighting, with added backgrounds etc.

Flowers mostly came out reasonable, including orchids, which are usually tricky - but not the grasses.

So, what I'm saying is; this sort of scene is surprisingly difficult to get perfect. But at least there are plenty of available models with which to keep experimenting.

[ied]

So, what I'm saying is; this sort of scene is surprisingly difficult to get perfect.

Geoff.... So why is that? Please elaborate.