Experimenting with light, texture and bokeh

[Wicked Dark]

So a friend of mine and I went to a new location for us on Great Bay in NH, a Nature Conservancy preserve called Lubberland Creek (I know, what were they thinking?). I wasn't after a sunrise since the sun is really in the wrong position, but I knew it was a tidal marsh and wanted sun in grass and boy did we get it. Also got a new location that should give us good sunsets when the earth moves a bit.

before the sun crested -


after -


and some close ups in the direct sun -




If you have your Sherlock Holmes hat on, you'll notice the difference in the bokeh in those last two shots. The first was done with my 80s vintage OM 65-200 zoom on its close-focus setting, the second was done with my normal digital Olympus 12-60mm. The differences are kind of interesting and that was partly what I was playing with that morning. I'll see if one of the shots depicting the area is ok and post it. I really didn't take many, I was too entranced with the dewy grass.

[asnow]

My favourite in #1. Love the wind blown look in the grass.

[Hillbillygirl]

Love the motion in the first two WD. As for the dew shots, really likin' that first one, with the tight dof, and the play of light combined.

[casil403]

Shot 3 for me please...great catch WD!

[Bambi]

wow these are beautiful!!! I love them all but #3 is spectacular

[Wicked Dark]

thanks guys. I did work for #3...experimenting w/focus depth and hunting for grasses that all went in one direction. phew.

[Marko]

Love the experimentation! Shot 3 for me.
This is the type of play that allows/encourages the arrows in your quiver to multiply!

[aubintbay]

Nice set! Like the difference in colours in the 2nd one one the sun was up and bokeh in that 3rd one!