What can I do (Page 2): I think you maybe right because I was playing with the aperture to see what I would get new camera and am learning to use it ..It my first dslr Pull the image...

Bevbled Loc: Wilmington NC

edwinj wrote:

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Yes it's nice to have all of you to talk too and everyone has been really nice and helped a lot

photocat Loc: Atlanta, Ga

Based on the metadata you need to have an fstop at F8, however, this is going to push your ISO up pretty high which is going to create noise issues.

The last one looks like focus issues.

Good idea and I can see why you wanted to get "it right"

wolfman

Bevbled wrote:

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Here's a Dof calculator that will help you.
http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html

Bevbled Loc: Wilmington NC

photocat wrote:

Based on the metadata you need to have an fstop at F8, however, this is going to push your ISO up pretty high which is going to create noise issues.

The last one looks like focus issues.

Good idea and I can see why you wanted to get "it right"

Thanks the last I shot really fast because I thought he looked so funny and didn't do a good job with focus

Bevbled Loc: Wilmington NC

wolfman wrote:

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Thanks that does help

calicomom Loc: Sandpoint, Idaho

I Love the first one the best. One hint for taking good cat photos....get down on the cat's level. Focus on the eyes. I take photos for our local animal shelter and cats are very hard to photograph. Keep practicing, and read all you can about aperture, shutter speed, ISO, light. Digital is great because you can delete to your hearts content!

twowindsbear

get your cats closer together!

Mike Little Loc: Ozark, Missouri

Change your f-stop to 5.6 or even 8 that will give you greater depth of field.

jthomas Loc: Lancaster, PA

edwinj wrote:

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Thanks Edwin: This great educational site just learned me something - I never knew how to extract that info either.

English_Wolf Loc: Near Pensacola, FL

Bevbled wrote:

Tried everything and the cat in the back is still blurry..Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong

You are not doing anything wrong, you are hitting the limits of your lens depth of field (DOF). The use of a wide angle may offer you a better DOF at the price of distortion. Changing angle would destroy the composition so... Nothing is bad. It may not match your expectation but hey! life is not fair either.

When you want an all inclusive DOF:
Remember that the DOF starts 1/3 in front of the focus point and ends 2/3 beyond it. Lenses before the full auto c*** had a DOF scale so it made it easier to decide what to do.
Select the smaller aperture (22 or more) and focus so that the first in focus point* is at the external limit of the first third of the field. This method is far from perfect but it allows for a deeper field of focus with the sharpest point away from the front of the first subject (1/3 away).

* this is not your focus point.

English_Wolf Loc: Near Pensacola, FL

calicomom wrote:

I Love the first one the best. One hint for taking good cat photos....get down on the cat's level. Focus on the eyes. I take photos for our local animal shelter and cats are very hard to photograph. Keep practicing, and read all you can about aperture, shutter speed, ISO, light. Digital is great because you can delete to your hearts content!

Please do not post your own stuff, create your topic for that. Thank you.

melphoto60

to see f/stop and shutter speed look at your EXIF data

Bevbled wrote:

rocco_7155 wrote:

What lens are you using?

What aperture (f/stop)setting?

How far are you from the front subject, and what's the separation between the 2 cats?

55/300..not sure on aperture and f/stops tried so many not sure

crochetgran

Please do not post your own stuff, create your topic for that. Thank you.

This is why I NEVER ask a question or answer one on here. There are always people who are mean and think they own the site.

melphoto60

love the frame

calicomom wrote:

I Love the first one the best. One hint for taking good cat photos....get down on the cat's level. Focus on the eyes. I take photos for our local animal shelter and cats are very hard to photograph. Keep practicing, and read all you can about aperture, shutter speed, ISO, light. Digital is great because you can delete to your hearts content!

alycat Loc: Canton OH

Bevbled: In the first pic, at 68 mm you would need at least f11 or 16 tp get the farther cat sharp and you didn't have enough light. Move in closer with a 18 or 16mm and try to get down to f5.6 or 8.