Thank you for your comments. I do appreciate them. I am trying to learn how to use my Pentax P3 that I've had for 20-25 years. And I am determined to master it. I am just finishing an on-line photography class, but have decided I want more than I've gotten from that. So I have signed up for the New York Institute of Photography course. As I said, I am determined to use that camera and take great pictures.
I am going to go and take more pictures of that fence and see how they turn out.
hi and thanks for adding me to your FL (friend's list)...just so you know,lately i am more out than in at UF,but eventually check on what i have missed.....i love this style of ironwork with the fleur-de-lis detailing,the depth of field (dof),the dusky tone,and the flat contrast level which gives it a vintage look...i read below that this isn't the result you had hoped for,but honestly i think it has a very nice appeal,Anne Sometimes a "mistake" has a silver lining! regards,gayle
Chris, Thanks for your comments. To be honest, there wasn't any soft focus here. When I took the picture, the scene through the viewfinder had the fence in focus with the background out of focus, which is what I was working on. When I got the film back the fence was not sharply in focus. And I definitely agree with you about the black & white being nice and sharp.
This is actually a Munsters type of house and the fence is on the street near where I work. I do want to go back and take some more pictures of it.
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