Apr 18, 2011

Greenmarket, spring edition

There's never a lack of great scenes at the Greenmarket and my most recent trip there with the Contax and some new Portra resulted in many greens and purples/pinks. I really think the bokeh is nicer on this lens (the Zeiss 80mm f/2) than on even a 50mm f1.2. There is almost a watercolor-y look to it.

This daffodil in the first row is out of focus because these two guys came over and half-mockingly, half-genuinely asked me something like if I were some professional flower photographer (maybe more like 90% mockingly). I was in the middle of fielding their questions and getting distracted, and you can see the results from that. Manual focusing has never been my strong suit and although there is autofocus on this camera, I'm afraid it eats up the battery even more than normal shooting already does.

Sidewalk bokeh! :)
Posted by Alice at 6:43 PM
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18 comments :

  1. Karyn McKinnonApril 18, 2011 at 8:14 PM

    Finally some signs of Spring! We just got hit with another blizzard yesterday and all these flowers are making me smile! Thanks for sharing! Beautiful painterly pictures! :)

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  2. A. JarrettApril 18, 2011 at 9:20 PM

    Gorgeous - I'm continuously amazed at how you make everyday, common objects works of art! So happy for Spring!

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  3. UnknownApril 18, 2011 at 10:26 PM

    beautiful, love the effects of the film, looks like a painting :)

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  4. PeterApril 18, 2011 at 11:25 PM

    that first picture is to die for =)

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  5. beautifully, suddenlyApril 19, 2011 at 1:21 AM

    These are absolutely STUNNING! I love the first shot in particular. And boo to mockery! If they saw the end results, I'm sure they would eat their words.

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  6. JacquelineApril 19, 2011 at 2:05 AM

    yes, watercolor-y is actually the perfect way to describe the bokeh! gorgeous.

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  7. HowieApril 19, 2011 at 4:40 AM

    These are delicate and precious pictures. Especially like the one with the tag coming out of the ground

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  8. VickieApril 19, 2011 at 7:02 AM

    what a gorgeous series :)

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  9. Li + BelleApril 19, 2011 at 7:07 AM

    wonderful images. I always think I need to shoot more with roll film. These are such beautiful photo.

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  10. SarahApril 19, 2011 at 8:40 AM

    I love taking pictures of flowers. They are such good subjects! Great job, Alice. And I'm glad you like my baked goods. I plan on posting a blueberry scones recipe today, equipped with, of course, photos. : )

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  11. MICHELLEApril 19, 2011 at 10:12 AM

    I am in awe of that last daisy photo. Stunning!

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  12. ShokoofehApril 19, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    Wow these photos of you, as always, make me so very happy! :-) Thank you for being such a wonderful inspiration to me. xo

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  13. MeaghinApril 19, 2011 at 1:54 PM

    My favorite is the plant tag-I love the angle it's at (and of course the bokeh background!)

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  14. TashApril 19, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    Love the bokeh! Your photos are stunning and you had the prettiest models too :)

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  15. AnonymousApril 19, 2011 at 5:09 PM

    You should've pulled a Steve Urkel "Not while I'm shooting!"

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  16. Pink Peony PhotographyApril 20, 2011 at 12:34 AM

    oh yeah- definitely to-die-for bokeh!

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  17. PavlinApril 20, 2011 at 1:39 AM

    You have the most beautiful vision of the world and most of the time lenses have nothing to do with it :) You made so many of my days, tnank you, Alice.
    Here I am sitting in the totally different time zone working [translating] but your pictures make it somehow different ))

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  18. AnonymousApril 20, 2011 at 1:21 PM

    Love everything about these shots. The flowers look magical :)

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