Tuesday, June 19, 2012

A Little Photo Tip


These are photos of the same subjects, taken the same day, in my garden. Notice the difference in size of the sunflower. In the first one, I was standing close to the flowers. In the second I was way across the swimming pool, using the telephoto lens. This brought the lilies and the sunflower together, and gave a more accurate account of the sunflower's size.

And a little sunflower painting:


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