Winter scene up some nearby Colorado mountains. Soon a storm rolled in and dumped some snow while I was up on the mountain. It made for a nice hike down.
Looking at a Cattle Egret in Breeding Plumage.
Cropped and flipped; tripod mounted 100-400mm GM set to 400mm and A7rIII camera; silent shutter.
ISO 200, f5.6, 1/320 second.
Exposure corrected +0.69 Stops.
May 11, 2019
At Gatorland, Orlando or Kissimmee, FL.
Down by the Chehalis River in western Hoquiam. The Chehalis is the main river in our western Washington state drainage basin, where many rivers and creeks collect.
A7RIV 24~105 lens at 68mm ISO 800, 1/60 at f10. I was running out of light and did not have my tripod. I focused on the clump of dune grass, as I wanted that to be sharp. The background, however, including the lighthouse is a bit soft, as it is slightly out of focus. I also converted the image to 4:3 format.
dgurtch wrote:
A7RIV 24~105 lens at 68mm ISO 800, 1/60 at f10. I was running out of light and did not have my tripod. I focused on the clump of dune grass, as I wanted that to be sharp. The background, however, including the lighthouse is a bit soft, as it is slightly out of focus. I also converted the image to 4:3 format.
Dave in NJ
i AM 84 YEARS OLD, AND MAYBE i SHOULD TRY SOMETHING NEW SUCH AS FOCUS STACKING, WHICH MAY HAVE WORKED IN THE ABOVE IMAGE (EXCEPT THE WAVES WERE MOVING). aNY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STACKING SOFTWARE?
tAHNKS
dAVE IN nj SORRY The damn 'CAPS LOCK" button was pushed.
Helena, Birdied, thank you so much for your encouragement! It means a lot coming from you. I am a BIGGGG fan of both your works.
I went to the Tidal Basin in Washington DC on late Monday afternoon and early Tuesday morning to photograph the cherry blossoms. The park management changed their mind and let people to walk around. It was basically cloudless with some wind, so no colorful sky or good reflection.
Thanks for looking! Sorry if the Voigtlander's sunstar is not your thing...
dgurtch wrote:
A7RIV 24~105 lens at 68mm ISO 800, 1/60 at f10. I was running out of light and did not have my tripod. I focused on the clump of dune grass, as I wanted that to be sharp. The background, however, including the lighthouse is a bit soft, as it is slightly out of focus. I also converted the image to 4:3 format.
Dave in NJ
Hi Dave -- I read your remarks on this photo, as well as your follow-up all CAPS remarks.
My take on this situation (mind you -- this is how I would do it in similar circumstances):
I do not think the image is terribly flawed, and based on my personal experience with MF lenses and shooting hand held for the majority of my images, 1) I would have focused on the clump of grass on the right side -- using that aperture, I expect you would have acceptable focus on both the nearest clump (which is what you chose to focus on) and the far distance; and 2) I find that a strong subject can still maintain its interest, and even pull the viewer further into it, leaving the closest and furthest objects very slightly out of focus, while concentrating on the middle ground or largest portion of the image frame.
I usually shoot at f8.0 for the bulk of my images, but tend to stay at 50mm or less. I think f11.0 might have been my choice at your focal length and subject -- essentially exactly what you did, but I would have gone slightly further into the distance than you did.
My advice is to do some experimenting and practice with mid-range focal lengths (50-100mm) at wider apertures, around f2.8, and work out how to get appealing images there you have intentionally limited focus range for mid-range-to-infinity. Maybe try multiple shots focused on specific areas of interest (or change framing), and later analyze how you react to them individually.
I hope this helps to reduce your frustration in such challenging situations. For what it is worth, I think you took a good shot that conveys a dramatic sky and scene.
Congrats on making it to 84 and still getting out and about taking photos! I am 68, and would love to reach your age and spryness! Congrats on your great shots.
Thanks for your thoughtful advice. I usually focus about 1/3 of the way into a scene and shoot around f11, and usually that gets everything sharp enough (to make big prints). This time I did not do that as I wanted to feature the dune grass, so I focused directly on it, and also dodged (lightened) the grass and subdued by burning in other areas. Thank you so much again.
Dave
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S Gunzorro wrote:
Hi Dave -- I read your remarks on this photo, as well as your follow-up all CAPS remarks.
My take on this situation (mind you -- this is how I would do it in similar circumstances):
I do not think the image is terribly flawed, and based on my personal experience with MF lenses and shooting hand held for the majority of my images, 1) I would have focused on the clump of grass on the right side -- using that aperture, I expect you would have acceptable focus on both the nearest clump (which is what you chose to focus on) and the far distance; and 2) I find that a strong subject can still maintain its interest, and even pull the viewer further into it, leaving the closest and furthest objects very slightly out of focus, while concentrating on the middle ground or largest portion of the image frame.
I usually shoot at f8.0 for the bulk of my images, but tend to stay at 50mm or less. I think f11.0 might have been my choice at your focal length and subject -- essentially exactly what you did, but I would have gone slightly further into the distance than you did.
My advice is to do some experimenting and practice with mid-range focal lengths (50-100mm) at wider apertures, around f2.8, and work out how to get appealing images there you have intentionally limited focus range for mid-range-to-infinity. Maybe try multiple shots focused on specific areas of interest (or change framing), and later analyze how you react to them individually.
I hope this helps to reduce your frustration in such challenging situations. For what it is worth, I think you took a good shot that conveys a dramatic sky and scene.
Congrats on making it to 84 and still getting out and about taking photos! I am 68, and would love to reach your age and spryness! Congrats on your great shots. ...Show more →
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