I don't do apps or mobile data etc so I normally just pull up a website from a search prior to a shoot just to get some numbers in my head. A slip of card with figures jotted is easily kept at hand. One thing I do use often is the DOF preview. As you say, less than two meters but look at the numbers above, you were covered to 0.81 meters at f/8.

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I didn't even look at the exif f stop as I was looking at focal length, so a second senior moment from me.

But yes, f/13 still maybe a high number for such a lens.

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Good scenes but f/18 is a lot of stop down and may lose sharpness.

When I use a Sigma 10-20mm etc I always do a "look up" for DOF. When I shoot SP or Goths at Whitby I always do a look up for MF and a 120mm lens as DOF is critical.

Looking at the exifs, they are all at 18mm.

So based on nothing closer than 2m (me assuming you were stood up for all shots, f/8 would cover your DOF.





I always stop and think about anything below f/11 due to potential loss of sharpness.

Smoothing movement (if required) should be via an ND filter rather than small aperture, to maintain RAW sharpness. Post sharpening can work but avoid if possible.

Only my take on it and not a "must do" approach.

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A really good capture Don. I can see why there's a lot in focus after looking at the exif.

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This set doesn't have your trademark style. What jumped out at me was image two. We must have been stood at the same spot taking the same picture at different dates. It's that close I thought it was mine, sky accepted. Image 3 may be just too dark? I'd try desaturation as well, just keeping some low colour but emphasize the dramatic sky.

Wither way, a great stock set of images with strong content and definitely worth "reprocessing" to see the alternatives.

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An impressive set.

Just how green can green get!

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Just looked at the link in your post and it comes up as http://https//waleswestphoto.com

Deleting the http:// off the front works.

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Link not linking?

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Great result! Not too much discernable difference to me at least.

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Ektachrome?

A "different" set.

Wonderful colour.

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