Crime Scene?

[mpreslar]

Hey Folks,

I've been AWOL for the past couple weeks. Busy with kids and that start of fantasy baseball season, not to mention the NCAA tourney... Anyway, here is a curious little shot I took a while back that I finally got around to processing. Makes you wonder if a dog is serving time somewhere... ;)

Let me know what you think!

(BTW, I have a panorama that I wouldn't mind posting, but it would be REALLY SMALL at 640 wide. How to you folks suggest posting that type of shot here?)

[drg]

Either that or the dog had a reaaallly gooood time with this hydrant and the tape!
Appears to be good colors but a bit blurry in places where it shouldn't be? The grass looks in focus but not all of the hydrant.

Try posting the panorama in the gallery and linking to it.

[jar_e]

Marty,

Nice to see you posting again. Though I love the potential of this shot, it's just too soft/out of focus for me! I love the strong read and the clashing yellow, but it being out of focus just doesn't work for me. Great eye though and i love the title.

In regards to the pano....try hosting it on imageshack or photobucket...though I'm not sure of their pixel widths. Than just provide a link.

Good shot.

Jared

[mpreslar]

Thanks for the quick replies guys!

I agree that it is too soft. I was trying to get a shallow DOF with it and I think I went too shallow. (Kind of like getting the back shoulder of the model in focus but the face blurry...) I probably should have gone with a middle aperture like f/8 or f/11 instead of f/4...

Here is another shot from a different angle. I feel like the shallow DOF works better here, since it is the back part of the hydrant that is out of focus...

[jar_e]

Second picture is much better IMO. Better background, and the colors are great!

Well done.