Desert Flower/Seedhead

snapapplesnapapple Registered Users Posts: 2,093 Major grins
edited November 21, 2004 in Wildlife
On my morning walk today, I spotted a bush full of fuzzy things. These must be seedheads. I think this is the most interesting "flower" in my collection.
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  • GREAPERGREAPER Registered Users Posts: 3,113 Major grins
    edited November 16, 2004
    Very interesting image snappy. I have never seen one of those.

    I like it.
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  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited November 16, 2004
    snapapple wrote:
    On my morning walk today, I spotted a bush full of fuzzy things. These must be seedheads. I think this is the most interesting "flower" in my collection.
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    Nice catch! I like it......................Sam
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  • snapapplesnapapple Registered Users Posts: 2,093 Major grins
    edited November 17, 2004
    Thanks
    Thanks Greaper and Sam. I appreciate your looking in and your comments. I took a lot of macro shots this morning and had to toss most of them. My depth of field was too shallow most of them. Can you give me a tip on how to get a deeper depth of field so I can get more of the flowers. This one was kind of ok but the rest were bad - blur in front and in back and only part of the flowers in focus. If any one else can help, I'd appreciate it.
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  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited November 18, 2004
    snapapple wrote:
    Thanks Greaper and Sam. I appreciate your looking in and your comments. I took a lot of macro shots this morning and had to toss most of them. My depth of field was too shallow most of them. Can you give me a tip on how to get a deeper depth of field so I can get more of the flowers. This one was kind of ok but the rest were bad - blur in front and in back and only part of the flowers in focus. If any one else can help, I'd appreciate it.
    Snappy,

    Here is an idea I had, later a more experienced photographer told me this is a common technique.

    You should do this with a tripod. Get your shot all set up, then manually focus in the front for photo # 1, next photo, focus further back, 3rd photo, focus even further back, repeat untill you have covered the desired DOF.

    Now as to putting this all together.....well I'm not sure. Maybe clone the in focus parts of the photo from the multiple photos onto the original one?

    I plan to give this a try on something.

    Sam
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  • mgoundmgound Registered Users Posts: 108 Major grins
    edited November 18, 2004
    Simple beautiful! Unique
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  • gubbsgubbs Registered Users Posts: 3,166 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2004
    mgound wrote:
    Simple beautiful! Unique
    I agree, lovely shot snappy
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  • NirNir Registered Users Posts: 1,400 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2004
    Beautiful photo!
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  • PeterPeter Registered Users Posts: 280 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2004
    snapapple wrote:
    On my morning walk today, I spotted a bush full of fuzzy things. These must be seedheads. I think this is the most interesting "flower" in my collection.
    Hi Snappy . . .

    Very nice pic. Like the sharpness and clarity. . . great job! Very interesting flower!

    Peter
  • John MuellerJohn Mueller Registered Users Posts: 2,555 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2004
    Very interesting imagethumb.gif
    I wonder what it would look like in B&W
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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited November 19, 2004
    snapapple wrote:
    Thanks Greaper and Sam. I appreciate your looking in and your comments. I took a lot of macro shots this morning and had to toss most of them. My depth of field was too shallow most of them. Can you give me a tip on how to get a deeper depth of field so I can get more of the flowers. This one was kind of ok but the rest were bad - blur in front and in back and only part of the flowers in focus. If any one else can help, I'd appreciate it.

    Snapapple - you know all this I know, but you did ask......

    Higher f stop # -> more depth of field f8 < f16 < f22 < f27 > f32 has the greatest Depth of Field

    Tripod -> slower shutter speed -> smaller aperatures -> more DOF

    More light - flash, reflectors, whatever

    Higher ISO -> smaller aperatures - more DOF

    Keep subject in as shallow a plane as possible at right angle to lens

    Last way of increasing DOF is use a Tilt&Shift lens -

    Voila..... much more DOF!!

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  • snapapplesnapapple Registered Users Posts: 2,093 Major grins
    edited November 21, 2004
    pathfinder wrote:
    Snapapple - you know all this I know, but you did ask......

    Higher f stop # -> more depth of field f8 < f16 < f22 < f27 > f32 has the greatest Depth of Field

    Tripod -> slower shutter speed -> smaller aperatures -> more DOF

    More light - flash, reflectors, whatever

    Higher ISO -> smaller aperatures - more DOF

    Keep subject in as shallow a plane as possible at right angle to lens

    Last way of increasing DOF is use a Tilt&Shift lens -

    Voila..... much more DOF!!

    <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/clap.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" > <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/clap.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" >


    Thanks Pathfinder. I really appreciate your taking the time to tell me this. I really did not know. I needed to know all the options. I have read about the f stops, but I have not "learned" it. I need to practice more. I also need to learn how to use my camera. I did this with my old Canon SLR film camera, but after many years (about 15) of no photography, I forgot everything. And I have to relearn it in digital. It's good to learn on flowers because they don't move (as long as there is no wind). :D
    It seems to take me so long to fiddle with all these settings with menus and a view screen, putting my glasses on and taking them off, trying to see the little screen in the sunlight. Then I give up and go with "program". <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/mwink.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" >
    Thanks again. Many thanks. I have this written on my cheat sheet now. <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/thumb.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" >
    "A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds." - Francis Bacon
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