Desert Flower/Seedhead

snapapple · November 16, 2004

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.

GREAPER · November 16, 2004

Very interesting image snappy. I have never seen one of those.

I like it.

Sam · 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.

Nice catch! I like it......................Sam

snapapple · 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.

Sam · 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

mgound · November 18, 2004

Simple beautiful! Unique

gubbs · November 19, 2004

mgound wrote:

Simple beautiful! Unique

I agree, lovely shot snappy

Nir · November 19, 2004

Beautiful photo!

Peter · 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 Mueller · November 19, 2004

Very interesting image

I wonder what it would look like in B&W

pathfinder · 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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snapapple · 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" border="0" alt="" > <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/clap.gif" 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).

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" 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" border="0" alt="" >

Desert Flower/Seedhead

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