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Aug 17, 2015 06:18:14   #
AndiS Loc: Jakarta, Tangerang Selatan & Bali, Indonesia
 
Wanted bokeh, but the tail is also gone missing.
What have I done wrong...?.
Thank you, Andi


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Aug 17, 2015 06:30:02   #
cosmo54 Loc: Easton, PA but will travel for photos
 
What aperature did you use? It looks like you have too little depth of field, so you didn't get both head and tail in focus...tail is too far back to be within depth of field of your chosen aperature. Try f5.6 or f8. If subject is far enough away from background, you will still get some blurring of background. Experiment. :-)

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Aug 17, 2015 06:45:31   #
Searcher Loc: Kent, England
 
Wonderful image, but you opened your lens up to f/1.8 to get the background blur and forgot all about depth of field. The dog's nose and whiskers on his left side are sharp, everything else is a DoF problem.

This link is to DoFMaster, an online calculator which if you enter the various apertures and subject distances will make handling DoF clearer .

http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html

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Aug 17, 2015 07:01:47   #
GTinSoCal Loc: Palmdale, CA
 
I really like the tail being out of focus. If the eye closest to the camera was sharp, it would be a great shot!

GT

AndiS wrote:
Wanted bokeh, but the tail is also gone missing.
What have I done wrong...?.
Thank you, Andi

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Aug 17, 2015 07:09:32   #
AndiS Loc: Jakarta, Tangerang Selatan & Bali, Indonesia
 
cosmo54 wrote:
What aperature did you use? It looks like you have too little depth of field, so you didn't get both head and tail in focus...tail is too far back to be within depth of field of your chosen aperature. Try f5.6 or f8. If subject is far enough away from background, you will still get some blurring of background. Experiment. :-)


I used f2, I should also have to consider the background which was enough away from the subject, in this case the f5.6 or smaller will still produce blurring background.
I will try again and again for sure.
Thanks cosmo54.
Cheers,
Andi

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Aug 17, 2015 07:17:55   #
AndiS Loc: Jakarta, Tangerang Selatan & Bali, Indonesia
 
Searcher wrote:
Wonderful image, but you opened your lens up to f/1.8 to get the background blur and forgot all about depth of field. The dog's nose and whiskers on his left side are sharp, everything else is a DoF problem.

This link is to DoFMaster, an online calculator which if you enter the various apertures and subject distances will make handling DoF clearer .

http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html

Thanks Searcher, I like that DoF Calculator, I've just practised it a bit before replying. It's good for all kind of brands and cameras too!.
Cheers,
Andi

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Aug 17, 2015 07:24:42   #
AndiS Loc: Jakarta, Tangerang Selatan & Bali, Indonesia
 
GTinSoCal wrote:
I really like the tail being out of focus. If the eye closest to the camera was sharp, it would be a great shot!

GT


Thanks GT,
I got the point, I should have, at least, focused on her eyes.
Ha ha, next time better.

Thanks again,
Andi

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Aug 18, 2015 06:22:08   #
GENorkus Loc: Washington Twp, Michigan
 
Agree with GT. With head and tail in focus it looks like a typical cellphone pic.

If you want both:

1 try manually focusing beyond the head. On the back or so to get both within the dof.

2 use a telephoto and be about ten or so feet away.

3 as mentioned before change the f stop for more dof.

Nice dog. If known, what kind?

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Aug 18, 2015 07:53:44   #
AndiS Loc: Jakarta, Tangerang Selatan & Bali, Indonesia
 
GENorkus wrote:
Agree with GT. With head and tail in focus it looks like a typical cellphone pic.

If you want both:

1 try manually focusing beyond the head. On the back or so to get both within the dof.

2 use a telephoto and be about ten or so feet away.

3 as mentioned before change the f stop for more dof.

Nice dog. If known, what kind?


Thank you for your advice GENorkus.

It's not my dog, though, I just took an advantage taking her pic in about 3 feet away using a 50mm prime lens.

Yes, I am thinking of buying a telephoto lens for my D7000 later. Considering the price, what would be a decent third party telephoto lens for me to start of with?.

Cheers,
Andi

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Aug 18, 2015 10:29:36   #
smith934 Loc: Huntsville, Alabama
 
AndiS wrote:
Thanks Searcher, I like that DoF Calculator, I've just practised it a bit before replying. It's good for all kind of brands and cameras too!.
Cheers,
Andi

:thumbup:

If you have an iPhone, there is a DOF Calculator app available. There are others also

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Aug 18, 2015 10:38:00   #
AndiS Loc: Jakarta, Tangerang Selatan & Bali, Indonesia
 
smith934 wrote:
If you have an iPhone, there is a DOF Calculator app available. There are others also

Yes I do have an old one though (iPhone4).
It becomes handy then, thank you!.
Cheers,
Andi

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Aug 18, 2015 11:01:05   #
Meives Loc: FORT LAUDERDALE
 
AndiS wrote:
Wanted bokeh, but the tail is also gone missing.
What have I done wrong...?.
Thank you, Andi


I don't use bokeh, but by increasing the ISO to 400 or 800 or more you can stop down the aperture and get a large DOF (depth of field). David F 2 is as open as you can get. 1/640 shutter speed is a bit fast unless the dog is moving.



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Aug 18, 2015 11:25:40   #
ole sarg Loc: south florida
 
go to camerasim.com and work the simulation and you will be enlightened!

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Aug 18, 2015 12:38:02   #
AndiS Loc: Jakarta, Tangerang Selatan & Bali, Indonesia
 
Meives wrote:
I don't use bokeh, but by increasing the ISO to 400 or 800 or more you can stop down the aperture and get a large DOF (depth of field). David F 2 is as open as you can get. 1/640 shutter speed is a bit fast unless the dog is moving.

Thank you for your advice Meives.
Regards,
Andi

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Aug 18, 2015 12:56:05   #
jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ
 
AndiS wrote:
Wanted bokeh, but the tail is also gone missing.
What have I done wrong...?.
Thank you, Andi


You used f/2; try again at f/11 and see what happens. It's best you see for yourself so that you know the effects of different aperture settings.

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