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stingRay pt.4 .
{K:250401} 10/24/2005
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WOW! Susie what a great back yard. This is a lovely picture and it didn't need a single focal point. Everything in the shot needs to be seen and enjoyed. Best wishes...Ray.
PS Didin't get out this week-end I suffer from sciatica in the lower back,right hip and down the rest of the leg...bit of a 'bugger' at times
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Kay McIntire
{K:11787} 8/1/2005
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Incredible back yard you have, Susie! You did a fine job focusing on it all- I think it might look better in horizonal mode though- so you get the feel of the landscape. Thanks for your comments on my tribute photo to my dad. I appreciate it.
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Susie OConnor
{K:34798} 7/30/2005
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Thanks for your input Amy. I will try all those suggestions! Love comments such as these...
Susie
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Ann Van Breemen
{K:13399} 7/30/2005
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Lucky you, with such a beautiful view. The bright sky does spoil it a little, (not much)but otherwise you've done very well. Try taking just the lake with the trees in the background and using a polarizer, if you have one, to darken the blue of the sky. Leave out the fence and foreground altogether. That plus a good D.O.F. might help. Cheers, Ann.
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Ron Wilson
{K:18362} 7/25/2005
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Boy oh boy you can have fun with this. Reads like you are getting lots of good advice. Try different things. For one I would use a wider lense. The 75-300 is not doing it for me. Use the kit lense at 18mm. Try to bring the foreground into sharp focus and let the bg become out of focus. See pic of my yard.
BTW nice yard lucky.
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Susie OConnor
{K:34798} 7/25/2005
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Thanks Michael. I really debated on wide vs. tall. I wanted to show the height of the trees to show the "history" if you will. Maybe wide would have been better and let the eye fill in the rest. Probably. Thanks for your insight.
Susie
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Michael van Beek
{K:545} 7/25/2005
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I'd use a 'wide' lens and wouldn't have to worry about what to focus on, because everything would be in focus.
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Duane Bennett
{K:1013} 7/25/2005
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I'm not an expert, but I usually focus on the water and the reflections. I don't know that there's a clear cut rule here, but when in doubt, I go for the water.
Thanks for taking the time to comment on my grandchildren ("Brothers"). That was so nice.
Best Regards,
---Duane---
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Susie OConnor
{K:34798} 7/24/2005
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OK, now that's some clear advice. Wow. Yes, at this point it's a little confusing, but I'm learning. The aperture stuff is getting in my head slowly. :) Thanks for the great comment. I appreciate you taking the time Eric. Back to work...
Susie
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Kathy Hillard
{K:25721} 7/24/2005
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Looks like people are very willing to help...that's great! Personnaly, I like this shot.
Kath
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Eric Peterson
{K:4419} 7/24/2005
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Susie,
As a general rule you want to use a small aperture like f/16 to maximize DOF, though I would avoid the smallest aperture as you'll start to see image degradation if it gets too small. As far as where to focus about 1/3 into the scene is a good rough rule as DOF is approximately 1/3 in front of your focus point and 2/3 behind. The other thing to take into account is your focal length. The longer the lens, the shallower the DOF, so a normal to wide angle lens will work best to capture the greatest DOF. If you really want to dig into it the manual that came with your lens will probably list the hyperfocal distance for the lens, or the various focal lengths on a zoom lens. The hyperfocal distance is the distance to focus your lens that will keep infinity in focus while still giving the maximum DOF for any given aperture. I hope this doesn't come across as too confusing, it's really fairly intuitive when you get used to it. If you go to your library any book on landscape photography should give a good explanation with diagrams that should make everything clear.
Eric
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Ellen Smith
{K:14418} 7/24/2005
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Terrific yard. I think I would come down some and cut out the bright area. If you divided the canvas into thirds and have the base and top of the tree on the lines it would have a focal point. Just my opinion though.
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Darlene Boucher
{K:15739} 7/24/2005
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Beautiful back yard Susie....not sure what you should focus on but looks like you did a great job to me!
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Sarah Per Lee
{K:2477} 7/24/2005
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Um...golly, I dunno Suz. Good question! I think it's fine? Tree in middle?
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