Sorry for the late replies folks....my internet has been a bit iffy lately....probably related to my switch-over to superfast or something!
Rough as a rough thing - nailed it
Thanks Dave, you're always succinct and to the point!
Rough... I really like the close crop, it gives it an abstract feel. Lighting is perfect and the background colour goes well with the colour of the sandpaper. Great stuff
Thank you very much Jim, most kind of you to say!
Agree with Jim that it gives an abstract feel to it, very nicely taken and liking the blue BG as it makes the sandpaper pop.
Many thanks Dave, your positive comments are most appreciated!
I hoped the blue BG would go well with the yellow, glad that it seemed to work well.
It’s bang on theme not sure the narrow depth of field help maybe one for some focus stacking
Thanks Allan, I appreciate your input.
It's a fair point, I had the lens wide open, and shot it at an angle, so the focus plane does indeed cross the sandpaper somewhat diagonally.
I wanted the converging points of the sheets to be OOF, so shooting it straight on wouldn't yield this effect, but focus stacking might have worked better perhaps.
Bang on theme, clever idea well composed another really good shot.
Thank you Roger, for looking and commenting!
What stands out for me is the small area of focus in each of the pieces of sandpaper. it is so symmetrical across all pieces. A lovely abstract image. So much to look at in something as simple as sandpaper. You have definitely made it look like a piece of art.
Wow! Thank you so much Mandy, very kind of you to say, most appreciated!
Brilliant. Was just off out to the garage to see what I could find in the decorating box.. You beat me to it. image works like the lighting and composition
Thank you
@Chenti for your very kind comments!
Great take on the theme. Good use of dof to create an abstract shot.
Thank you Bob, I appreciate your positive comment!
That's a clever take on the theme. Just wonder whether closing down the aperture a stop or two would work better or not.
Many thanks Stan, I appreciate your comment.
Indeed, I was somewhat concerned that shooting wide open would yield a paper thin DoF....which seems to have been moderately true.
I should have shot a few more with the lens stopped down, and perhaps focus stacked too as Allan suggested.
When I saw the image on the back of the camera, I was happy....I suppose I made the age old mistake of tearing down the setup before checking it on a computer!!
I have taken yours and Allans advice on board, and will endeavour to be more flexible and careful in future!
Very nice work Gareth, I like the composition, lighting and use of DoF here. The choice of background colour really contrasts well with the orange of the sandpaper too - well done!
Thank you very much Grant, for your very kind comments!
Definitely rough, Gareth, and very attractively presented as we are coming to expect from you! I like your use of shallow DOF to show the tiniest slice of texture on each sheet - quite abstract
Gosh! Thank you so much Andrea, very kind of you to say!
I was aiming for the more abstract look, so I'm happy that it plays as such.
I thought about placing the sheets closer together, and shooting tighter, but I was fighting the DoF....always a problem with macro!!
Wow, that's brilliant. One of the best this week I think. Very abstract and I like the orange paper against the blue background. You've managed to have a very thin DoF, but keep the edge of each piece in focus, which must have taken some effort! Top image here Gareth.
Thank you so much Carl, for your most kind comments!
It did indeed take a while to set up. I first tried simply
'fanning' out the sheets manually, but being sandpaper, it wasn't cooperating!
I resorted to clamping the edges, shooting diagonally across the sheets
(to get that crisp edge centred), and getting in really tight to crop out the clamps, which worked quite well in the end.
