Critique Bluebell wood on the way to work

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I've noticed over the last couple of years a Bluebell wood on the way to work and kept missing them blooming until the other morning. I made sure this year I went equipped.

Both have been cropped and processed but I can't decide which one
I've noticed over the last couple of years a Bluebell wood on the way to work and kept missing them blooming until the other morning. I made sure this year I went equipped.

Both have been cropped and processed but I can't decide which one I like best.
I'm super novice at processing so would be interested to know if I've gone too far.

Bluebells 1.jpg Bluebells 2.jpg
 
Two lovely shots.
 
Nice shots, I prefer the non bokeh version as I think the foreground is a little busy for my eyes to focus on.

I is such a shame the sun wasn't shininghtly brig as I think a little more contrast would have been beautiful.
 
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Thank you both.

I think I prefer the first one too, I feel like I've gone too far with the DoF on the 2nd.
It was a shame there wasn't any bright sunlight, I have not had a chance to revisit the wood either as I wanted to shoot it on a bright sunny day.
 
First one's a lovely shot Andy. There seems to be more around this year....warm winter I'm guessing.
Be worth it if you can get back there early morning or late afternoon / early evening as they look amazing with the golden hour sunlight on them.
 
lfc1892 said:
Second for me but it needs a little more OOF stuff in the foreground before the focussed stuff.
Shame about the light as low golden light is lovely on such shots.
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Good point, thanks for the comment. I'm still practicing with DoF

viv1969 said:
First one's a lovely shot Andy. There seems to be more around this year....warm winter I'm guessing.
Be worth it if you can get back there early morning or late afternoon / early evening as they look amazing with the golden hour sunlight on them.
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Early morning means me getting up earlier! Not much hope of that. I was up early this morning and could have stopped if it was not for traffic making me late for work. They are still in bloom, I drove past them this morning.
Jury is out if I get another chance as I don't always go that way.
 
Lovely pics I've just taken some simular in my local woods, I'll see if I can post them shortly.

I am interested to know though how did you get so many bluebells into focus on the first shot, what settings are you using? I seemed to struggle the other day.
 
I like them both but the differential focusing gives the second one the edge. But more creative composition/framing is called for, perhaps having some object - a tree stump - amidst the sea of bluebells.
 
RomneyTansley said:
I like them both but the differential focusing gives the second one the edge. But more creative composition/framing is called for, perhaps having some object - a tree stump - amidst the sea of bluebells.
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I do have a few shot's with other objects in them but didn't like them as much as these ones. I haven't processed them yet either.
I agree, it is just a sea of Bluebells and needs something else.
 
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