Selective Focus - Finally!

And this is NOT macro mode! Nope! It was lots of trial and error with aperture, shutter speed and zoom but, I finally took a halfway decent shot with this technique! Yay! Now on to doing the same thing, but in reverse - focusing on the background with the foreground blurred!

[joseph levy]

Not bad at all....very pretty!

[Mags]

@jojo2009 Thank you so much, Joseph! =)

[Carol Olejnik]

It is lovely .. the colors are soft in the bokeh and the image you selected is sharp and beautiful

[Kd Wallis]

Gorgeous lighting! Very pretty!

[Princess Fairlane]

Wow! You did it without using macro! it's very lovely... love the bokeh and soft focus :D

[Mags]

@luvshorses Thank you for your lovely comments, Carol!

@kdimagery Thanks, Kd! =)

@princesicita Yep, without macro. Hope I can repeat this process with a larger subject. Thank you for your comments, Princess! =)

[Phil Howcroft]

you've done a great job here marlboro, well done, the bokeh is super

[Mags]

@phil_howcroft Thank you so much, Phil! Appreciate your comments!

[Carin Pollexfen-Smith]

YAY!!!!! whoo hoo!!!! its is fab, well done you :-)) the detail on the fluffy bits is really good.

[Mags]

LOL! Thank you so very much, Carin! =)

[Rhonda Tipton]

Very nice. Love the shallow DOF!

[Sharon]

The lighting is fab!! You did well!! Love the colors in the background!

[Mags]

@rhondatipton Thank you, Rhonda! =)

@twinsplusone Sharon, thank you! I'm relearning in digital what I used to know with a film camera. It isn't easy for this ol' gal but, I'm determined to master the basic techniques in digital. =)

[Rachel Michelle]

Awesome capture! Love the lighting!

[Mags]

@beamqueen Thank you, Rachel!

[Rebecca M]

Love the lighting!! Great focus!!

[Mags]

@honeybees Thanks so much, Rebecca!