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Subject: Tech question on photo

viper opened this issue on Feb 15, 2007 · 4 posts
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viper ( ) posted Thu, 15 February 2007 at 9:13 PM · edited Wed, 31 July 2024 at 8:21 AM

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Well this picture came close to what I wanted. I wanted a sharp focus on the eyes but I think I ended up with a little to much out of focus on the nose.  Having a gecko that wasnt moving around so much would have helped Olympus Evolt 500 ISO 100 Fstop 3.5 14-54mm @ 54mm

no tripod (I know that is part of the problem but its nearly impossible to use when shooting one of these guys)

Radlafx ( ) posted Thu, 15 February 2007 at 10:17 PM

Larger Fstop.

Question the question. Answer the question. Question the answer...

I wish I knew what I was gonna say :oP

inshaala ( ) posted Fri, 16 February 2007 at 8:40 AM

and if that means you get a blurred pic - up the ISO so the shutter speed stays the same. You should be on something around 1/60th to get a decent non-blurred shot.

"In every colour, there's the light.
In every stone sleeps a crystal.
Remember the Shaman, when he used to say:
Man is the dream of the Dolphin"

Rich Meadows Photography

TomDart ( ) posted Sat, 17 February 2007 at 6:25 PM

Assuming your distance might have been about 2 feet from the gecko, an online depth of field calculator give this:
Subject distance  2 ft  
Depth of field  Near limit  1.98 ft Far limit  2.02 ft Total  0.04 ft   In front of subject  0.02 ft (49%) Behind subject  0.02 ft (51%)
So, at f3.5 you have about 0.04feet total depth of field..only about 1/2 inch front to back!  Yes, using a higher aperture will help..meaning higher number and not wider opening.

At f/8 you would have a little over 1 inch...enough likely to get the nose!  : )  

BTW...the only geckos I see are cartoon characters...nice to see a live one smiling.

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