This morning

[Ex-biker]

how a different focus changes the mood. IMO anyway





Now I'm looking at the pics properly, I can't help thinking what it would have looked like focusing between the tree and turbines, therefore blurring them both. . .

[Ex-biker]

Before anyone says it. . . . maybe I'm spending too much time looking at wind turbines?

[simpo two]

Ex-biker said:

Now I'm looking at the pics properly, I can't help thinking what it would have looked like focusing between the tree and turbines, therefore blurring them both. . .

- in a remarkable attempt to emulate an out-of-focus picture

It's a good idea to experiment with DOF, as you did. Another option is to use a very small aperture and get both sharp.

[bilko2]

no.1 , both ar excellent in my opinion but i like the sky in focus as well

[-DeaDLocK-]

I'd say try stepping further back a bit, stop your camera right down on a tripod (i.e. high f number like 16 or 22) and get it all in focus.

Have you experimented with Depth of Field? It deals precisely with what you're trying to demonstrate. My guess is that at the moment you are only focusing on the objects you want and relying on the rest to be blurred out of focus, and letting the camera do the rest. Try actually manually changing the arperture opening and playing around if you haven't done so already.

BTW, I wish I had wind turbines near me to photograph!

[Ex-biker]

-DeaDLocK- said:

I'd say try stepping further back a bit, stop your camera right down on a tripod (i.e. high f number like 16 or 22) and get it all in focus. Have you experimented with Depth of Field? It deals precisely with what you're trying to demonstrate. My guess is that at the moment you are only focusing on the objects you want and relying on the rest to be blurred out of focus, and letting the camera do the rest. Try actually manually changing the arperture opening and playing around if you haven't done so already. BTW, I wish I had wind turbines near me to photograph!

I pass 3 wind farms on the way to work. The ones on the other thread were taken from my house.

I'm not exactly sure what I was trying to do with the pictures here. I wanted to try and get a soft picture. Something with an atmosphere. The issue was how (both in camera settings and colours etc).

I used the 'P' setting which gave me a f3.1.

[Guy Humpage]

Have you got any shots taken on a long exposure so the blades of the turbines are blurred? That could look spectacular.