How's Your Palette?

[DanoG]

I took this shot the other day...

Notice the focus is on the background, with the older palettes. I took another shot, the other way around but the background, with the older palettes, blended together so you couldn't really tell the difference between the old and new. Link to Other Shot

My question is this...

The foreground is out of focus BUT, you can plainly see that the palettes are newer. Does the newer, out-of-focus palettes take away from the picture as a whole?




DateTime - 2009:02:09 20:18:09
ExposureTime - 1/4000 seconds
FNumber - 4.50
ExposureProgram - Aperture priority
ISOSpeedRatings - 720
ExifVersion - 0221
MeteringMode - Spot

[mfreg]

I tend to like the newer pallets in focus, If I were to try to describe why I like it that way, the thought that comes to mind is that the new pallets should be "crisp" and "sharp" being that they are new & the older pallets.....well, they are old, the should look dull and pale and perhaps just a little out of focus...........that's how I see it. I think I would use the other shot but I would crop some of that blue sky out I think it detracts from the subject.

mike.

[wulf]

What's the general question? The opening post is perfect for the critique section (focusing on one shot with a framing question and lots of useful information) but the technique section is for more general discussion (of techniques and approaches rather than specific photos).

If you are happy to open it out into something more general, like use of focus and blur, we can leave it here; otherwise, we can lift it over to critique.

Thanks,

Wulf

[DanoG]

Hi Wulf,

I think I am more concerned with the "focused" vs "blurred" portions of the photo.

It's not the best photo,I know that, I was just looking for some feedback on DOF and contrasting colours.

[t blanchard]

I like the one where the new pallets are in focus better. I don't think the other one is bad - but because the out of focus portion fills up so much of the frame, it looks a bit off. If you were going to have something out of focus in the foreground, I'd say (in this instance) to have it fill up less of the frame.

[Murtasma]

I would back up a little and stop the lens down to get all pallets in focus and sharp then crop the image tighter. I would then convert the image to black and white, that's just what I would do so take it with a grain of salt.

[DanoG]

Thanks Murtasma,

I went back to the "palette" location...unfortunately they are all gone.

I took one of my other shots from the series and converted it to black and white, and cropped a little tighter...is this what you had in mind?

[mfreg]

I tend to like the newer pallets in focus, If I were to try to describe why I like it that way, the thought that comes to mind is that the new pallets should be "crisp" and "sharp" being that they are new & the older pallets.....well, they are old, the should look dull and pale and perhaps just a little out of focus....

I like the B & W, don't get me wrong, but I still think the other shot is more "thought provoking"....just my 2 cents

regards
mike

i agree with t blanchard!

[ryandaleySD]

Originally Posted by DanoG

Thanks Murtasma,

I went back to the "palette" location...unfortunately they are all gone.

I took one of my other shots from the series and converted it to black and white, and cropped a little tighter...is this what you had in mind?

I like this one a lot better than the other two. I have noticed that when you are working with lines, such as in this picture having something out of focus or a off focal angle cuts up what makes the picture work. And that would be the lines and levels all of the pallets make when put together.