Showing posts with label lines. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lines. Show all posts
Monday, 25 November 2013
Friday, 29 June 2012
Focus Control
On this particular day, I was working on controlling my focus - my camera has a great ability to put everything in focus, but I want to be able to be more selective.
A brilliantly sunny day, an aperture of f/2.8, and a 5mm focal length (macro) gave me these bright pink flowers in lovely focus, with the conference centre in the back a recognizable but out-of-focus object. I think the shape of the building adds to the picture, without taking the shine away from those beautiful flowers.
On the flip side, here I had fun looking through a tall, grassy plant that is blurred, while the hillside on the opposite side of the river is clear and sharp. Aperture f/4.0, 15.5mm focal length. (Note the horizon isn't actually crooked, the hill just isn't straight. I should have pretended it was and tilted the camera slightly to compensate.)
In both cases I tended to focus on what I wanted to have clear, and then recompose the image to get the shot just how I wanted it. This is a neat trick I learned from my last instructor, and I really like it.
A brilliantly sunny day, an aperture of f/2.8, and a 5mm focal length (macro) gave me these bright pink flowers in lovely focus, with the conference centre in the back a recognizable but out-of-focus object. I think the shape of the building adds to the picture, without taking the shine away from those beautiful flowers.
On the flip side, here I had fun looking through a tall, grassy plant that is blurred, while the hillside on the opposite side of the river is clear and sharp. Aperture f/4.0, 15.5mm focal length. (Note the horizon isn't actually crooked, the hill just isn't straight. I should have pretended it was and tilted the camera slightly to compensate.)
In both cases I tended to focus on what I wanted to have clear, and then recompose the image to get the shot just how I wanted it. This is a neat trick I learned from my last instructor, and I really like it.
Sunday, 6 May 2012
Looking through lines
This man spent a few minutes joking with me and teasing me good naturedly as I took pictures of some large machinery in a downtown square. When he left, I set up a shot through these tubes and wires, only to have him pass on the other side. He made a joke about being in my way, but he really made the picture!
I loved the idea of shooting through the linkages, but there was nothing really to focus on on the other side. The other picture I took just looks messy and confused. But with his great, laughing face in the middle, this man gives a bit of focus to the other side of the tubes.
1/200 sec exposure, f/4.5 aperture, ISO 125, 25.2 focal length
I loved the idea of shooting through the linkages, but there was nothing really to focus on on the other side. The other picture I took just looks messy and confused. But with his great, laughing face in the middle, this man gives a bit of focus to the other side of the tubes.
1/200 sec exposure, f/4.5 aperture, ISO 125, 25.2 focal length
Friday, 20 April 2012
Lines, lines, everywhere a line...
So many incredible lines going on here!
I lined up the image with the lights across the top, and I think I should have used the top or bottom of the windows instead. I took several where I used one of the verticals as my point of reference, and that wasn't good at all, the whole picture ended up looking skewed.
1/100 sec exposure, 3.5 aperture, ISO 100, 9.2mm focal length
I lined up the image with the lights across the top, and I think I should have used the top or bottom of the windows instead. I took several where I used one of the verticals as my point of reference, and that wasn't good at all, the whole picture ended up looking skewed.
1/100 sec exposure, 3.5 aperture, ISO 100, 9.2mm focal length
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