Tag Archives: Focus

Lines

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Splat Foley

Comments: Exact choice of angle for the diagonals makes a difference. Steeper angles appeared more uncomfortable, or tense. Try #2 with all the lines in focus, front-to-back.

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Missed Opportunity

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Splat Foley

Here’s a tip: watch out for camera shake, even an apparently safe shutter speeds. I’ve been trying to find a way to take a tree picture against a cluttered background for a while. This one had the potential to work … Continue reading →

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27 October: Top Tip

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Splat Foley

And another thing: Hyperfocal Distance Same thing, really: make sure stuff is in focus. This time, it’s landscapes. The 28 September photo of the day shows the problem: is the stuff in the foreground really as sharp as it could … Continue reading →

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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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