Tag Archives: Aperture

26 October: Top Tip

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Splat Foley

Be careful with wide apertures Here’s a tip: be careful to actually get the subject in focus when using wide apertures in gloomy conditions. Today’s phyoto of the day illustrates the problem: a nice mossy tree in some gloomy woods … Continue reading →

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Focus and Aperture Choice

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Splat Foley

A couple of recent photos reveal two focus and aperture choice pitfalls: Looking closely at these two pictures, there are problems with focus and depth of field. Autumn Colours This picture was taken at 1/80, ISO 100 and f11. The … Continue reading →

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Coed Walk

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Splat Foley

Introduction Three 35mm photographs from a Carlo walk on 21 April, with commentary on the Padlock close-up. Padlock This is padlock on one of the garages at the Coed end of Granville Terrace. It was taken at 19:34 with the … Continue reading →

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Silhouette – Focus and Depth of Field

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Splat Foley

This is a set of silhouette photographs taken on 10 April 2012 in the Cae. There are some lessons to be learned about composition, focus and depth of field. There is also a more fundamental conclusion: it’s important to take … Continue reading →

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