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The best way to see the effect of the shallow depth of field and to learn this is to take a series of shots, but to do this you'll need a tripod or something to keep the camera steady, so putting it on a table would be fine for this if you don't have a tripod. Set the camera to aperture priorit...
Posted by simonarthurs on 19/01/2010 - 00:03
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Hi Angela, Just following on from Ken and Simonarthurs posts, note that the maximum aperture on the 18-55mm lens when zoomed in to 55mm is f5.6. The f3.5 aperture is only available when zoomed out to 18mm. If you can, try setting up your camera at an angle to a sheet of newspaper. Focus on a line...
Posted by beardedwombat on 19/01/2010 - 12:53
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Of course you can also take the 50-200 at the long end(200mm), focus at a subject close by at the widest F stop )f5,6 and pull the DOF preview lever to see the effect real-time in the VF. Now repeat this exercise with the aperture closed to F 22, to notice the difference in DOF. That why Pentax pr...
Posted by Malo1961 on 19/01/2010 - 16:17
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I would take three film canisters or candles glasses etc etc place then in a row diagnally accross the frame, and shoot 1 shot with the middle object sharp wide open the second shot with the first and second object in focus at middle aperture, and third shot with all three objects in focus with the ...
Posted by Don on 19/01/2010 - 16:30
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Dear goodness ! I left the house this morning at 8.40 and got back in at 4.30 to find you had all been very busy on my education :D OK a few comments [ if no-one minds :) ] Graham - the article you pointed me to looks great , the first paragraph illustrated it nicely and then spoilt it by ...
Posted by techno-terminator on 19/01/2010 - 18:03
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OK - moving slightly sideways from the above - I need a bit more info. Tomorrow as long as it's not disgusting, I intend to go and try and get my homework shot for this week :) It's something I got before on the P&S and is quite nice - if I manage it I should get the 'thing' in sharp focus and th...
Posted by techno-terminator on 20/01/2010 - 15:01
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OK - moving slightly sideways from the above - I need a bit more info. Tomorrow as long as it's not disgusting, I intend to go and try and get my homework shot for this week :) It's something I got before on the P&S and is quite nice - if I manage it I should get the 'thing' in sharp focus and th...
Posted by Don on 20/01/2010 - 15:49
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OK - Kris = you are correct he's starting on ISO next week Don = thanks - some of that is beyond me at present - but the basic info is going in - in conjunction with Martin - the simple terminology that makes sense to me :) . I love your examples - written down for use in future - thank yo...
Posted by techno-terminator on 20/01/2010 - 16:10
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The 18-55 does focus quite close, I don't know if you like to photograph flowers or small objects but you should be able to really see the transition from sharp to blur if you focus to an object nearby.
Posted by Anvh on 21/01/2010 - 19:42
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As a indication: This is shot with the DA 50-200 at 180 MM. Minimal focus distance of 1 meter to subject. Aperture at F8. The next one is taken with the DA 18-55 at the minimal close focus distance of 25 cm. Focal length was 50 MM Aperture was set at F 16 Now...in picture 1 the bac...
Posted by Malo1961 on 21/01/2010 - 20:13
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Angela, I partly agree with your point one, simply because a teacher should always check if his assignments are doable. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst :wink: But.....You mentioned in your opening post you are in the improver's class. Suggesting you know the relationship between F...
Posted by Malo1961 on 21/01/2010 - 21:22
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I think the Rhododendron pic on your website probably shows what your coarse tutor is looking for. The foreground leaf that is furthest from the lens is nicely out of focus. If you had a 1:2.8 lens the leaf would have appeared even more out of focus. So now you know what is meant by depth of fie...
Posted by Mannesty on 24/01/2010 - 22:04
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The other 3 from that series of 4 are not bad pics - but they didn't produce what he wanted , it was very interesting seeing how the focus was different . I grabbed that one first - didn't even look at it on the screen , and hastily took 3 more at different Fstops. This week should be interesti...
Posted by techno-terminator on 24/01/2010 - 22:46
How to blend different exposures
Trying to think of something simple leads me to taking the two images and dragging one into the other. Reduce the opacity of the top layer so you can be sure that the two images are excatly aligned. You can put the opacity back to 100% to work on. Then use the eraser tool to remove the unwanted p...
Posted by johnriley on 19/01/2010 - 13:27
How to blend different exposures
Hi Andrew, The most efficient way is using a layer mask. There are free plug-ins available for PSE 6. I use myself. Using HDR programs is a lot of overkill for the result you are after and takes also a lot of time to master. Working with a layer mask and painting back the areas you want to mod...
Posted by Malo1961 on 19/01/2010 - 16:04
How to blend different exposures
Thanks Peter. Actually I had already begun to try this but gave up when I realised a. I didn't have Corel Photopaint (or even PSP X2 anymore); and more embarasingly, b. I don't know what a Layer Mask is (or how to create one):oops:. Is this what you get when you create a(n unadjusted) Levels Lay...
Posted by Dr. Mhuni on 19/01/2010 - 16:36
Fotosence.co.uk
The website does look pretty non-commital in terms of how long it'll take. Looking at the cheap standard delivery, I guess it's Royal Mail that aren't making any promises about the delivery timeframe. normally delivered in 2 - 5 working days Looks like they have guaranteed delivery options tho...
Posted by geclinke on 23/01/2010 - 18:52
Full Frame Pentax!!!!!!!
Hopefully the title grabbed your attention. I read recently that Pentax are looking to bring out a full-frame DSLR this year. Is this still the case? does anyone have any more information regarding this. an update would be nice as the latest news on this dates back to middle 2009.
Posted by petemasty on 23/01/2010 - 16:20
Full Frame Pentax!!!!!!!
The quality of existing Pentax DSLRs is so good (I've made many c. A3 prints and a few c. A2 prints with my humble 6mp K100D) I can't understand the obsession some folk have with full-frame. I suppose it's just because it was what we all used to use (sorry you folks who are still using film) and eve...
Posted by bwlchmawr on 23/01/2010 - 19:36
Full Frame Pentax!!!!!!!
I was thinking today about helicopters - I'll be in Frankfurt in July - and there's a company that does tours round the skyline. It would be magnificent for the photobook. But there, I really don't have the option of long shutter speeds and I want quality pics. Can my K10 do it? Not really. Could a ...
Posted by womble on 24/01/2010 - 00:10
