D.O.F. Question: Look at my photo. wanted to take photo of person and at same time keep bridge in background IN FOCUS. Using Nikon D 5300 W/ Sigma 18:250 Lens. Camera setting was ..

Lars Bogart Loc: Camano Isl., Wa., U.S.A.

Look at my photo.
wanted to take photo of person and at same time keep bridge in background IN FOCUS.
Using Nikon D 5300 W/ Sigma 18:250 Lens.
Camera setting was ..
Metering : Matrix
F 7.1
Exp. Mode : P
AF : Area AF
Auto bracketing : OFF
Focal length to subject : 44mm

How Would YOU have taken this photo to achieve the results I was trying to get ???

thank you for your answers

Lars

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gilpog

Try a higher f stop...f16...f18...and even f22. Otherwise a good photo.

IDguy Loc: Idaho

If you wanted the bridge more prominent back up and increase the zoom to 135 or more. Probably will need to get the camera low, which the articulated LCD on the D5300 makes easy using live view. And at least f11 but I’d use f16.

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

Lars Bogart wrote:

Look at my photo.
wanted to take photo of person and at same time keep bridge in background IN FOCUS.
Using Nikon D 5300 W/ Sigma 18:250 Lens.
Camera setting was ..
Metering : Matrix
F 7.1
Exp. Mode : P
AF : Area AF
Auto bracketing : OFF
Focal length to subject : 44mm

How Would YOU have taken this photo to achieve the results I was trying to get ???

thank you for your answers

Lars

Lars, You need to use a Fstop of 16 or higher.Use live view to check if your camera has that feature.

SalvageDiver Loc: Huntington Beach CA

Assuming that the person is 15 ft away, you would have needed to set your aperture to f22. Based on your camera and focal length, the hyperfocal distance is 14'. You could increase the hyperlocal distance by reducing the focal length, but that would reduce the size of the person in your image.

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

Stopping down is the way you get more DOF. But you really don't need more DOF in this image because it is very acceptable the way it is. Everybody knows that is a bridge in the background and the background isn't the subject, the lady is and she is in perfect focus. Nothing to worry about.

BillyP Loc: Cedar Point, NC

A smaller aperture or whip out the phone and take your picture... f/16 or higher will get you there if you have enough light - your metadata was not available in the download to help determine appropriate exposure triangle settings. Go out and try different settings. PRACTICE!

Lars Bogart Loc: Camano Isl., Wa., U.S.A.

In The future I Will use higher F stop.
Will also use "A" setting Not "P".
The more I read & study the more questions I create.

thank you all, most useful.

Lars.
P.S. …
What program can I Buy where / when I View a photo it tells me all the original settings were for that photo ??

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

As suggested by a couple of folks, it is not only the aperture; it's the distance between you and the person. Study this calculator:
https://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html

And here's an online exif reader that's handy to bookmark:
https://www.get-metadata.com/

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PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

Lars Bogart wrote:

In The future I Will use higher F stop.
Will also use "A" setting Not "P".
The more I read & study the more questions I create.

thank you all, most useful.

Lars.
P.S. …
What program can I Buy where / when I View a photo it tells me all the original settings were for that photo ??

Lars, It is free.

http://exif.regex.info/exif.cgi

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Lars Bogart wrote:

.....How Would YOU have taken this photo to achieve the results I was trying to get ???....

If it was really important to have the bridge sharp I would have used f/16 and focused on something slightly farther than your subject. At f/16 there would be sufficient DOF to include the subject, and focusing beyond your subject helps the distant stuff to stay sharp. And having the bridge larger in the frame would help.

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

Lars Bogart wrote:

Look at my photo.
wanted to take photo of person and at same time keep bridge in background IN FOCUS.
Using Nikon D 5300 W/ Sigma 18:250 Lens.
Camera setting was ..
Metering : Matrix
F 7.1
Exp. Mode : P
AF : Area AF
Auto bracketing : OFF
Focal length to subject : 44mm

How Would YOU have taken this photo to achieve the results I was trying to get ???

thank you for your answers

Lars

Like gilpog said, or use focus stacking!

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Lars Bogart wrote:

......What program can I Buy where / when I View a photo it tells me all the original settings were for that photo ??.....

If you have a PC you can get File Explorer to show all of the important stuff. Open File Explorer, click on "View" in the top left hand corner and Click on "Details Pane". The exif data will appear in the right hand side panel when you single-click on an image file (assuming there's data to be displayed).

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IDguy Loc: Idaho

Lars Bogart wrote:

In The future I Will use higher F stop.
Will also use "A" setting Not "P".
The more I read & study the more questions I create.

thank you all, most useful.

Lars.
P.S. …
What program can I Buy where / when I View a photo it tells me all the original settings were for that photo ??

You can continue to use P. Just turn the thumbwheel to get the aperture you want. Keep an eye on resulting shutter speed and adjust ISO if needed.

BTW on my D5300 I set the function button to ISO. On my D5600 I just swipe on the screen to adjust ISO.

You can set Lightroom to show the settings.

Lars Bogart Loc: Camano Isl., Wa., U.S.A.

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