Photography Forum Challenge - Jan 2013 - "All about Large Aperture"

kgb224 ( ) posted Tue, 08 January 2013 at 9:48 AM

Superb capture Helle and Colene.

God Bless.

helanker ( ) posted Tue, 08 January 2013 at 10:05 AM

HEHE! Thank you, Clive :)

auntietk ( ) posted Tue, 08 January 2013 at 12:30 PM

Great work, everybody! I'm really enjoying this challenge. :)

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa

cfulton ( ) posted Tue, 08 January 2013 at 3:32 PM

A grasshopper in my garden.

45mm f5.6

helanker ( ) posted Tue, 08 January 2013 at 4:32 PM

Gorgeous one :-)

TomDart ( ) posted Fri, 11 January 2013 at 4:48 PM

Ok, now for my friend Chip..educational time! This is f/ 4.0....at 300mm. The depth of field totally obiliterated the background.

3DGuy ( ) posted Fri, 11 January 2013 at 4:58 PM

Another excellent example :)

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TomDart ( ) posted Fri, 11 January 2013 at 4:59 PM

This is photo #2, not so great compo but...much more depth of field.

This is f/2.8 but at 11mm. I was twice as far back for the previous shot just to get it in focus!

Hummm..focal length has a lot to do with it and if macro, the depth of working room. Ask anyone doing macro shots like the one with the 105mm macro(Sigma perhaps?). Sometimes you have less than 1/2 inch to work in and going up to a smaller opening like f/10 doesn't help much at all. You need manual focus for that and pick the focal point. Using the same lens for a portrait shot will give a nice depth of field for a face and disguised background but you have more working room from front to back and you can auto focus on the eyes if you want to.

Now I am confused.

3DGuy ( ) posted Fri, 11 January 2013 at 5:08 PM · edited Fri, 11 January 2013 at 5:10 PM

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Playing with some roses...

120mm f/3.5

What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies. - Aristotle
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TomDart ( ) posted Fri, 11 January 2013 at 5:12 PM

Now that one is a fine example of dof used in a beautiful way, bringing thre eye to the focused rose and giving a soft bg for it's display.

kgb224 ( ) posted Fri, 11 January 2013 at 8:47 PM

Outstanding work done by one and all.

God Bless.

auntietk ( ) posted Fri, 11 January 2013 at 8:47 PM

I'm totally impressed with what everyone has been doing with this challenge! I've been plinking around the edges with it, but need to go back through my work to see if anything comes close. (Working with three different cameras this week, making comparisons ... dof has only been part of my ... um ... focus, if you will.) :P

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa

bmac62 ( ) posted Fri, 11 January 2013 at 11:06 PM

Here's a DOF shot employing Canon's newest camera, the EOS 6D that hit the market place last month (December 2012).

[I haven't upgraded yet...just renting for four days]

Stats for the image above:

50mm

f/1.8

1/200

ISO 12,800

"Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes."

kgb224 ( ) posted Sat, 12 January 2013 at 12:16 AM

Superb capture Bill.

God Bless.

auntietk ( ) posted Sat, 12 January 2013 at 12:21 AM

Both images shot at f4.0, 1/50th, ISO 800

Focal point on wing

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa

auntietk ( ) posted Sat, 12 January 2013 at 12:22 AM · edited Sat, 12 January 2013 at 12:23 AM

Same settings, focal point on that whatever-it-is-in front. (Hey ... I only shoot them, I don't actually care about the details! LOL!)

(Same Canon 6D as Bill used. We haven't exactly been fighting over it, just ... sharing!) :)

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa

kgb224 ( ) posted Sat, 12 January 2013 at 12:23 AM

Superb capture Tara.

God Bless.

helanker ( ) posted Sat, 12 January 2013 at 2:57 AM

SOOO beautifully done, all of you. Unfortunately I have had so little time to join this challenge. I will se what I can do with my new... daylight lamp.

Juliette.Gribnau ( ) posted Sat, 12 January 2013 at 9:18 AM

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Juliette.Gribnau ( ) posted Sat, 12 January 2013 at 9:40 AM

and my second one;

F 3.5

Exposure 1/320

if you don't get a miracle...you can be one (Nick Vojicik)
als je geen wonder kunt krijgen..... kun je er altijd nog een zijn ! (Nick Vojicik)

kgb224 ( ) posted Sat, 12 January 2013 at 10:21 AM

Outstanding two uploads Juliette.

God Bless.

cfulton ( ) posted Sat, 12 January 2013 at 3:42 PM · edited Sat, 12 January 2013 at 3:45 PM

I really like all of the comparisons and details being shared here!

So much creativity too.

Here is my mannequin, Charlie, gazing into his future in a crystal ball.

I used my Sigma 105mm macro lens, shot at night under a ceiling down light, F2.8 and 1/6 sec exposure.

Clive

TomDart ( ) posted Sat, 12 January 2013 at 6:06 PM

Clive, I like this shot with excellent use of shallow dof. I also have that Sigma lens and truly like it. As a macro it gives a touch more working room for living critters and it also does quite well as a portrait lens, as does the Sigma 50mm macfro.

kgb224 ( ) posted Sat, 12 January 2013 at 10:05 PM

Love the capture Clive.

God Bless.

kgb224 ( ) posted Sun, 13 January 2013 at 5:14 AM · edited Sun, 13 January 2013 at 5:14 AM

Here is my two for the week.

My first a piece of a throrn tree.

A capture captured this morning at work.

Aperture - F 4.50

Shutter speed - 1/250 seconds.

Iso - 100

kgb224 ( ) posted Sun, 13 January 2013 at 5:17 AM · edited Sun, 13 January 2013 at 5:17 AM

My second seeds of a type of weed.

A picture captured this morning at work.

Aperture - F 4.50

Shutter speed - 1/250

Iso - 100

Blessed Sunday and weekend.

God Bless.

helanker ( ) posted Sun, 13 January 2013 at 10:25 AM

We had sun today, so I took some shots of my moms silver jewelery. Here is the first shot:

helanker ( ) posted Sun, 13 January 2013 at 10:26 AM

Here is the second:

kgb224 ( ) posted Sun, 13 January 2013 at 10:29 AM

Outstanding captures and uploads Helle.

God Bless.

ElusiveAngel ( ) posted Wed, 16 January 2013 at 12:54 AM

Stunning photos all! Love this challenge!

auntietk ( ) posted Wed, 16 January 2013 at 1:14 AM

More from my play date with the Canon 6D, this time with a 50mm fixed lens.

f1.8

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa

auntietk ( ) posted Wed, 16 January 2013 at 1:15 AM

Another at f1.8.

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa

kgb224 ( ) posted Wed, 16 January 2013 at 1:56 AM

Superb uploads Tara.

God Bless.

emmecielle ( ) posted Wed, 16 January 2013 at 4:19 PM

A very interesting challenge! :-)

The images are splendid! Congratulations to you all! :-)

This is my first image... f 2.6.

Have a great time! :-)

emmecielle ( ) posted Wed, 16 January 2013 at 4:22 PM

My second... f 2.7 :-)

kgb224 ( ) posted Wed, 16 January 2013 at 10:33 PM

Superb uploads Maria.

God Bless.

cfulton ( ) posted Thu, 17 January 2013 at 3:50 PM

Great to see you all enjoying the challenge this month - I am still planning my next one!

auntietk ( ) posted Thu, 17 January 2013 at 7:32 PM

It's a great challenge, Clive. Thanks! I'm enjoying thinking about depth of field and getting pictures for the challenge, and seeing everybody's images is marvellous! We're a great group, aren't we? :)

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa

kgb224 ( ) posted Fri, 18 January 2013 at 3:39 AM

Thank you for the challenge Clive.

I am enjoying it tremenbdously.

God Bless.

girsempa ( ) posted Sat, 19 January 2013 at 10:41 PM

Here I got the aperture set to f/1.7 to get the blur on the highlights in the background. Not too happy with the image overall, but I got the effect that I was looking for... more or less ;o)

Olympus E-M5 with 20mm Panasonic pancake lens.

We do not see things as they are. ǝɹɐ ǝʍ sɐ sƃuıɥʇ ǝǝs ǝʍ

auntietk ( ) posted Sat, 19 January 2013 at 10:51 PM

I like this very much, Geert. Lately I've been giving some thought to this sort of portraiture ... this is inspiring!

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa

kgb224 ( ) posted Sun, 20 January 2013 at 2:11 AM

Outstanding photography Geert.

God Bless.

cfulton ( ) posted Mon, 21 January 2013 at 1:42 AM

Thanks for starting off the new week, Geert. The bokeh of lights in the background is always special to see.

Here is one I took this weekend using my f/2 LensBaby.

Have a good week,

Clive

kgb224 ( ) posted Mon, 21 January 2013 at 11:40 AM

Stunning capture and upload Clive.

God Bless.

auntietk ( ) posted Mon, 21 January 2013 at 4:51 PM

Canon SX40hs, f4.5

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa

auntietk ( ) posted Mon, 21 January 2013 at 4:52 PM

Same camera, same f-stop

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." ... Robert Capa

kgb224 ( ) posted Mon, 21 January 2013 at 9:20 PM

Outstanding uploads Tara.

God Bless.

helanker ( ) posted Wed, 23 January 2013 at 2:43 PM

Hi!

Here is one made with my little Canon Ixus 980 IS and f/ 2.8

I have enjoyed every one I have seen in here, but had too little time to say anything.

Helle

kgb224 ( ) posted Wed, 23 January 2013 at 2:44 PM

Superb capture Helle.

God Bless.

cfulton ( ) posted Thu, 24 January 2013 at 1:26 PM

I really like that shot, Helle, it works perfectly. You can tell where the subject is used.

Clive

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