another weed picture
Feb 19, 2012 00:11:10 #
Feb 19, 2012 10:55:04 #
Feb 19, 2012 11:28:30 #
docrob
Loc: Durango, Colorado
unanchored wrote:
think I got the DOF a bit better this time
yep now you can work on composition
Feb 20, 2012 10:43:04 #
Nice pic. Perhaps you could crop it a bit and darken the background? I find a little darker background makes for having the object of the pic stand out more. Just a thought. :) 8-)
Feb 20, 2012 11:13:39 #
docrob
Loc: Durango, Colorado
unanchored wrote:
think I got the DOF a bit better this time
there is no depth of field in this example because your subject itself composed in this manner has no depth - meaning - it lies on only one focal plane.
Feb 21, 2012 02:45:42 #
Feb 21, 2012 05:06:11 #
Yes, I believe that you got the DOF correct, only the weed is in focus! Good going!
Now...(there's always a now... :) )
Work on holding that same weed over different backgrounds/colors.
Also, exposure...the bottom half of the stalk is blown out..too light or it's just not sitting well with the blown out background...I don't know.
Now...(there's always a now... :) )
Work on holding that same weed over different backgrounds/colors.
Also, exposure...the bottom half of the stalk is blown out..too light or it's just not sitting well with the blown out background...I don't know.
Feb 21, 2012 14:26:37 #
the stem issue is prob the back round as much as anything - also I was also up in the mountains( a few thousand feet higher than home turf) so not sure I adjusted for the differnt light correctly Thanks for the advice.
Feb 21, 2012 14:44:31 #
unanchored wrote:
the stem issue is prob the back round as much as anything - also I was also up in the mountains( a few thousand feet higher than home turf) so not sure I adjusted for the differnt light correctly Thanks for the advice.
It's hard to get the light just right...especially with a dark background and a light subject...your camera gets fooled easily.
I'm going to throw out a suggestion and you can take it or leave it but it was suggested to me and I resisted for A LONG time but finally caved in and I'm glad I did!
Buy a light meter.
I know it sounds like bad advice in these days of "auto-everything" cameras but it's a good move.
Here is why....it's not fooled by anything. It doesn't matter if your subject is light...dark, wearing a tux or wearing a wedding dress in the snow...or it's a black cat sitting in a box of coal...it can't be fooled...if you meter and set your camera like it reads...you will expose correctly.
You don't have to spend a lot, mine cost 165.00 shipped. You can spend even less.
think about it....you can shoot manual and learn how to expose with a the safety net of the meter... :)
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