must be nice, Jan-Carel, to be able to close your aperture that much!!!!! :)

boo-hoo!!! it's not fair! it's frustrating 'cause with my cam the most i can close it is f/8. the only way to close it more is to add a filter. yesterday i used a linear polarizar, and that lets you close your aperture only 1 1/2 to 2 stops more...so f/10 is as closed as i can get mine unless i want to stack filters.

i don't have a wide angle lens either (boo-hoos some more!!) LOL! :)

i would LOVE to see what some of my landscape shots would look like if i could get my aperture closed that much.

kemal and i are getting ready to buy a new cam and it will have a wide angle lens and the ability to close aperature a LOT more. that'll be his cam since i got the new one last year, but you can bet i'll be checkin it out!!! :)

anyway, i really like that perspective on this picture!! perhaps this spring i'll be able to use your tips after we get a new cam and the flowers start blooming!!! thanks for tips!!!

oh, BTW, yesterday when we went out shooting, i was already sick with some kind of virus. well, we were down by the river and i got in some tall weeds...came home with weeds stickin' to my socks and stuff.

apparently while i was down low on the bank of the river with my face in the weeds, i got into something i was allergic to. so now besides the virus i have, my face is broken and and one of my ears on the inside is full of red bumps and is all itchy.

i was covered from head to toe. long pants. long sleeves. only my face and ears showing. boo hoos some more But ya know what, it was worth it 'cause i took some AWESOME pictures!!!! :)

thanks for the tips and the picture!!! puts me in the mood to go sledding!! :)

Message edited on: 01/05/2006 11:31