Lessons learned 4 by jcv2

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on Jun 25, 2005

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Playing with DOF (Depth Of Field) was new for me. Opening the aperture (f/3.5) caused a shallow DOF and closing the aperture (f/22) caused the deepest DOF possible. It is connected with the shutter-time, and keeping the shutter-time as short as possible means usually an opened aperture causing a shallow DOF. As you can see here, there is loss of details because the buds in top of this orchid are not in focus anymore. Lesson 4 - Open your aperture to make objects stand out and close your aperture to get the deepest DOF. The closer the object is to the lens, the shallower your DOF will be. Thanks for your attention and your always valuable comments Minolta X-700 (Agfa CT 100, 70 mm)

Comments (29)

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Punaguy

1:46AM | Sat, 25 June 2005

Lessoned learned..sometimes it's a hard lesson, when you think you got something brilliant only to find your DOF is all wrong for the shot...Thanks, will keep this one in mind always! Aloha~

LICORNEDECRISTAL

2:02AM | Sat, 25 June 2005

excellent capture!!!

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spselfr

2:19AM | Sat, 25 June 2005

the pic still looks great and i like the top being out of focus

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GiMi53

2:53AM | Sat, 25 June 2005

You are really doing a great job with these lessons, Jan-Carel... It all seems known principles but it's good to revisit them again... I learned at lot about DOF using the bracketing function of my D70 (Nikon)... And finally, keep a place for art and creativity : as spselfr, I like the blurred top... like if the flower was fading in the background ! Thank you very much and have a great week-end ! :~)

pimbotin

2:57AM | Sat, 25 June 2005

So, these wild orchids have had a too shallow DOF due to a too wide operture, due to a too short shutter-time? Is that right?

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kimariehere

3:13AM | Sat, 25 June 2005

beautifulluly done love the color!

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LadyLisa

3:22AM | Sat, 25 June 2005

I love the blurr efect and how it blends into the sharp part of the capture. Excellent work!

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sharky_

4:08AM | Sat, 25 June 2005

I must try manual adjustments. I'm using Point and Shoot to much. Thank you for the excellent lessons and keep them coming. Beautiful flower. Aloha

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Zacko

4:08AM | Sat, 25 June 2005

Excellent lesson indeed. And what a gorgeous capture this is. Excellent work for sure!!! Have yourself a wonderful weekend ya hear #:O)

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1pearl

4:21AM | Sat, 25 June 2005

Beautiful !

parb1194

5:28AM | Sat, 25 June 2005

Lovely orchid and well done.

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danob

6:00AM | Sat, 25 June 2005

Lovely and shows that the eye can concentrate on the most beautiful aspect

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sadlers5

6:52AM | Sat, 25 June 2005

I luv this what kind of flower is it?

deannemart

8:18AM | Sat, 25 June 2005

I really like the blue background on this! Also a very pretty flower :)

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nongo

12:23PM | Sat, 25 June 2005

Beautiful capture!!!!! orchid granduosous!!!! ;)

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pm_hackworth

1:25PM | Sat, 25 June 2005

I love the lesson! Carry on! Encore! Encore!

vlaaitje

4:52PM | Sat, 25 June 2005

lovely orchid..is it a wild one?

tvernuccio

11:59PM | Sat, 25 June 2005

well, it's still a beautiful orchid!!! :)

Pierre59

4:31AM | Sun, 26 June 2005

Beautiful flowers, great photo !!!

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Akinom

11:41AM | Sun, 26 June 2005

This wild orchid is just a marvel! Looks fantastic against the background!

cynlee

12:42AM | Mon, 27 June 2005

i do miss my SLR!! very nice :]

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Chaos911

11:16AM | Mon, 27 June 2005

fantasticly done, very nice presentation :)

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WiserAngel

3:19PM | Mon, 27 June 2005

I wish I had the patience to try out your lessons lately....maybe I'll review them at a better time. ; ) This is beautiful, JC. I love the way the blooms look on the very bottom.

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lejimi

8:12AM | Thu, 30 June 2005

You forgot n0 lesson : "A left at home camera makes the worst possible pictures"

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sossy

3:48AM | Fri, 01 July 2005

such a wonderful colored beauty kissed by the sun! will try that out on my next walk! hope I know what I have done when looking at the images! LOL Jan, your lessons are refreshing! but what do I do if I don't have a Blende? LOL

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PaisleyRose

9:16AM | Sat, 02 July 2005

Beautiful! Love your entire gallery, too. ;)

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lajasmine

10:54AM | Mon, 04 July 2005

Un bon professeur mais c'est l'e qui comprend pas tout lol moi pour plus comprendre faut que je vois ...visuel oui et si je comprendrais mieux l'anglais et les termes d'un photographe aiderait + ;).. Elle est fait de douceur ta fleur et le fond est magnifique. Le fond me fait penser quand on perd connaissance on voit des petis points ronds :) super!

bleachfix

7:49AM | Sat, 09 July 2005

I love the color in these little beauties Jan-Carl...valuable lessons learned with DOF...constantly used the DOF preview button on my SLR camera! With the shallow depth of field shown above, the "circles of confusion" makes for a lovely background with the blue! []/;^)

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