Atlanta, Spring 2005

Placing the background out of focus (by using a relatively large

aperture) causes the in-focus foreground subject to appear sharper and

more three dimensional. This attempt at that effect was done with the

Leica M6TTL, 90mm Elmarit-M, EliteChrome 100, late afternoon light,

handheld.

Nice bokeh. Like the slight lighting effect of the water drop (or maybe it is petal fade)

Love this photo. great bokeh and composition.

Where in atlanta did u take this? I am guessing the botanical gardens? or Piedmont park?

Thanks Paul and Shridhar. Some of the apartment complexes here have lovely flower beds at the front gates. These were taken at Post Briar (or Briar Post, I forget which) apartments on La Vista Road near Briarcliff. There were large beds of purple, yellow and red flowers. I shot a good number of frames trying out various angles, to vary the direction of light and the color of flowers in the background.

It's sunny and natural. The tulip in the first plan is in a very good place and it's well framed by the other which are out of focus.

Ollie,

That's a mighty sharp image considering it's handheld! The tones and bokeh is clearly Leica. Way to go!