SiMuMe wrote:
I love #2 in this series.Even though the subject is in focus at water level, the depth of field seems below ground level.
Thank you! In fact the focus plane is below ground. I focused on the reflections of the trees of course, not on the ground detail, just like you'd focus on a reflection in a mirror. I had tried a similar picture a few months ago but decided it wasn't very interesting.
Addendum. I read your note as referring to the third pic, not the second. Perhaps you did mean the second. Those two marsh pics were taken with a small aperture, probably f/11. The reflected images would be not much further away that the reeds, so the DOF would cover the reflections just fine.
jimmuller wrote:
[Thank you! In fact the focus plane is below ground. I focused on the reflections of the trees of course, not on the ground detail, just like you'd focus on a reflection in a mirror. I had tried a similar picture a few months ago but decided it wasn't very interesting.
Addendum. I read your note as referring to the third pic, not the second. Perhaps you did mean the second. Those two marsh pics were taken with a small aperture, probably f/11. The reflected images would be not much further away that the reeds, so the DOF would cover the reflections just fine....Show more →
Correct. I meant the third one. Just as well I've had some sleep since then. I made a mess of that response. Thank you for using "focus plane". I should have used that instead. I learnt something from that photo.
SiMuMe wrote:
Correct. I meant the third one. Just as well I've had some sleep since then. I made a mess of that response. Thank you for using "focus plane". I should have used that instead. I learnt something from that photo.
Ah, sleep is good. (I don't get enough these days.) Glad you learned something. I don't hear that very often! Especially in such accomplished company. Your flower pics are superb.
It occurred to me after I wrote my last note that an AF lens would not have been able to take that reflections picture unless set to pinpoint focus. Another victory for MF-type lenses!
Especially in such accomplished company. Your flower pics are superb.
