New directions

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Inspired by Galleria d'Arte de Kimiyo, this blog goes in a new direction.

o2jottings becomes the column addressing such questions as, "Why take photographs?" ... "What is this photo trying to tell us?" ..."Is the photograph succeeding in informing us, or making us feel something?"

wh5 takes over as the blog dedicated to conversation analysis.

Today, out on Mount Takao, after I'd taken a picture of sakura in full bloom with only the sakura in focus, one of the party asked me to take a picture of a branch of  sakura but to include maple leaves hanging behind it.

Picture 1: taken at f4, sakura in clear focus, with a maple leaf bokeh behind it.

Picture2: taken at f22, both sakura and maple in clear focus because of deep depth of field (DOF).

Picture 1 separates the sakura from the maple leaf background and draws our attention to the sakura.

Picture 2 has an abundant green background but loses the sakura.

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