You can have the dirtiest job and still shine.. I am posting this one here because I have a doubt. Why is the right wall out of focus ? I love the (almost) parallel lines. No PP, just...

Anhanga Brasil Loc: Cabo Frio - Brazil

I am posting this one here because I have a doubt. Why is the right wall out of focus ?
I love the (almost) parallel lines.
No PP, just saved on DPP4 (JPEG and TIFF).

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Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Took me a while to figure it out. Love it

Anhanga Brasil Loc: Cabo Frio - Brazil

Curmudgeon wrote:

Took me a while to figure it out. Love it

Thanks. Had to use the washroom and that was there.

I am wondering why the wall on the right is not on focus.
My camera is set to focus at the middle point.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Love your eye for seeing interesting light!

Is this your lens:
https://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-50mm-f-1.8-STM-Lens.aspx

Possible issue with edge sharpness + depending on how far you were from the focused area, you may have a depth of field issue: http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html

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Anhanga Brasil Loc: Cabo Frio - Brazil

Linda From Maine wrote:

Love your eye for seeing interesting light!

Is this your lens:
https://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-50mm-f-1.8-STM-Lens.aspx

Possible issue with edge sharpness + depending on how far you were from the focused area, you may have a depth of field issue: http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html

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Thank you. Yes, that is my lens.
I took the camera and estimated aperture and shutter speed based on:
- ISO 100 (default on my eos most of the time)
- Sun coming in through the small window.
I guessed 1/160 @ f/3.2 and entered the washroom again, closed the door
and took the shot from the opposite corner, around 1.3 m (~ 4.25 feet ?)
in front of the lens.
That one was the first photo.

Then I tried other apertures (wider) to try overexposure to manipulate.
I could not give smaller apertures because I would need a tripod and
my tripods would never fit that space. It is just a washroom, not a bathroom.
I do not want to crop the photo and miss those parallels...

Probably the problem is more to DOF.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Anhanga Brasil wrote:

Probably the problem is more to DOF.

At 4 feet distance, your depth of field with f/3.2 is only a few inches. Take a look at the calculator I linked.

Anhanga Brasil Loc: Cabo Frio - Brazil

Linda From Maine wrote:

At 4 feet distance, your depth of field with f/3.2 is only a few inches. Take a look at the calculator I linked.

I have tried it before. The link was posted a few times and even last week, IIRC.
I think it is a very good algorithm, but not always at hand.
I see that the left hand part of the photo is sharp and it looks like I had the focus
set at the "douche" (what is the term in English ? Mind block...).

I will post another topic with the same lens at f/5.6 and 1/500.

PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA

Anhanga Brasil wrote:

I could not give smaller apertures because I would need a tripod and my tripods would never fit that space.

You could have used smaller apertures if you increased the ISO and/or slowed the shutter speed down to 1/60 in proper amounts. With a 50mm lens you should be able to hand hold that speed. I would think an ISO 0f 800 would give acceptable results. Depth of field is the issue and small apertures are best to increase DOF.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Anhanga Brasil wrote:

I think it is a very good algorithm, but not always at hand.

Very true, especially for those few of us left on the planet (myself) who don't have a smart phone

As PHRubin suggests, you could easily go to a higher ISO so that you could use a smaller aperture.

But this experience will help you remember in future to try more than one aperture and ISO combination - if the subject is cooperative

Not sure what English word relating to focus you're thinking of with "douche." Even Google translate wasn't helpful.

Anhanga Brasil Loc: Cabo Frio - Brazil

PHRubin wrote:

You could have used smaller apertures if you increased the ISO and/or slowed the shutter speed down to 1/60 in proper amounts. With a 50mm lens you should be able to hand hold that speed. I would think an ISO 0f 800 would give acceptable results. Depth of field is the issue and small apertures are best to increase DOF.

Oh, yes, I could. And thank you so much for your input.
That is my fault indeed to have being challenging myself
to get the best out of the lowest ISO my camera allows.
I used to shot 100, 200 and 400 in film and I am still
trying to transfer that to digital. I have my camera for
less than one year. Soon I will be experimenting farther.

Graham Smith Loc: Cambridgeshire UK

Linda From Maine wrote:

Very true, especially for those few of us left on ... (show quote)

Probably shower

Anhanga Brasil Loc: Cabo Frio - Brazil

Linda From Maine wrote:

Very true, especially for those few of us left on ... (show quote)

The term is a hand managed shower that replaces a bidet, which I have in my bathroom.
I will always remember the lessons I get here. And for that I thanks you all (no exceptions)
very much.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Graham Smith wrote:

Probably shower

Anhanga Brasil wrote:

The term is a hand managed shower that replaces a bidet, which I have in my bathroom.
I will always remember the lessons I get here. And for that I thanks you all (no exceptions)
very much.

Yes, I knew that. It was your reference to camera focus that confused me: it looks like I had the focus set at the "douche"

PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA

Anhanga Brasil wrote:

I will post another topic with the same lens at f/5.6 and 1/500.

These would not work with an ISO of 100. In fact, going to a shutter speed of 1/500 would require a WIDER aperture to maintain the same exposure. You may need to read up on understanding exposure.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Anhanga Brasil wrote:

Why is the right wall out of focus ?

I would say it's a combination of large aperture and a different distance from the camera.