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Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
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Originally posted by Noira
Hello! Read through and now I'm caught up.

Woohoo, macro photography. Macros are the only thing my camera will let me manually focus. I need a better camera, but I don't do enough photography to justify the cost. Alas, I'm stuck ... more
Thank you. I love photographing mushrooms. They are wonderful subjects (plus, they don't sway in the breeze).

And welcome!
05/17/2011
Contributor: Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
(EF Review Program Mentor)
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
I can't always tell, either. Like I said before, you can get some high quality photos out of P and S cameras. They just have their limits.
I had one that would auto adjust but it would pick the odd pebble on the ground and bring it in to sharp focus while the cute puppy pic I was going for was ruined....
05/17/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
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Originally posted by Alys
I guess I mistyped. I meant that you could tell that I love macro photography from the photos I've taken, even though I only have a P&S to play with. Typing faster than the brain works gets messy
Too easy.
05/17/2011
Contributor: Noira Noira
Quote:
Originally posted by Airen Wolf
I had one that would auto adjust but it would pick the odd pebble on the ground and bring it in to sharp focus while the cute puppy pic I was going for was ruined....
Hah! I hear you on that... I was trying to take pictures of earrings and damned if it would focus on the papers on my wall, on the window, on anything but the earrings.

I eventually gave up and moved to manual focus.
05/17/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
Quote:
Originally posted by Airen Wolf
I had one that would auto adjust but it would pick the odd pebble on the ground and bring it in to sharp focus while the cute puppy pic I was going for was ruined....
For me, I like autofocus for moving objects, and nothing else. My article on focus will give you an idea on how to limit what you are describing by using the central focal point and then recomposing.
05/17/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by Alys
I guess I mistyped. I meant that you could tell that I love macro photography from the photos I've taken, even though I only have a P&S to play with. Typing faster than the brain works gets messy
Oh! That makes much more sense now, lol. You do take some freaking awesome pictures for your meetings
05/17/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
Let’s take a quick break from our depth of field discussion so that I can award somebody a $25 EdenFantasys gift certificate. Just to make sure every one of you is reading the articles I write (I’m not doing it for my benefit, but rather I want each of you to become better photographers), I’ll ask a question relating to one of the four articles I wrote this month. Ready?
05/17/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
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Originally posted by Jul!a
Oh! That makes much more sense now, lol. You do take some freaking awesome pictures for your meetings
She definitely does. She has gotten some excellent macro photos of her gadgets.
05/17/2011
Contributor: Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
(EF Review Program Mentor)
My problem comes into another weird area....I hve no depth perception when I have my glasses off and most lenses aren't built to be seen with both eyes. Neither of my eyes registers depth properly, I need to use both eyes. The best results I have gotten are from digital cameras with a large view finder.
05/17/2011
Contributor: Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
(EF Review Program Mentor)
Quote:
Originally posted by Vaccinium
For me, I like autofocus for moving objects, and nothing else. My article on focus will give you an idea on how to limit what you are describing by using the central focal point and then recomposing.
Cool!
05/17/2011
Contributor: Alys Alys
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Originally posted by Jul!a
Oh! That makes much more sense now, lol. You do take some freaking awesome pictures for your meetings
05/17/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
Quote:
Originally posted by Airen Wolf
My problem comes into another weird area....I hve no depth perception when I have my glasses off and most lenses aren't built to be seen with both eyes. Neither of my eyes registers depth properly, I need to use both eyes. The best results I have ... more
I wear my glasses while I do my photography. Try it and see how it works for you.
05/17/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
OK, I'm going to assume y'all are ready for the trivia question...
05/17/2011
Contributor: Alys Alys
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
OK, I'm going to assume y'all are ready for the trivia question...
Ready!
05/17/2011
Contributor: bongoboy529 bongoboy529
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
OK, I'm going to assume y'all are ready for the trivia question...
Ready!
05/17/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
The first person to answer this correctly wins the gift card. What is the name of the piece of glass you put can put on the end of your camera lens that reduces glare?
05/17/2011
Contributor: bongoboy529 bongoboy529
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
The first person to answer this correctly wins the gift card. What is the name of the piece of glass you put can put on the end of your camera lens that reduces glare?
circular polarizing filter!
05/17/2011
Contributor: Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
(EF Review Program Mentor)
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
I wear my glasses while I do my photography. Try it and see how it works for you.
LOL I do but with my camera the view finder is so small I have to close one eye to use it....then the problems happen because to me it looks fine but damn near everything is out of focus in the pic. Point and shoot seem to work better for me barring the whole 'OMG that's a great pebble' problem. My daughter, however, is amazing at it, she's the reason I'm here
05/17/2011
Contributor: Alys Alys
Quote:
Originally posted by Vaccinium
The first person to answer this correctly wins the gift card. What is the name of the piece of glass you put can put on the end of your camera lens that reduces glare?
Circular polarizer...?
05/17/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
Quote:
Originally posted by bongoboy529
circular polarizing filter!
Congratulations bongoboy529! You’ve just won a $25 gift certificate! Yes, the answer was a circular polarizer filter, and it is one of the best investments you can make for your photography hobby. A UV filter also can reduce glare, but it has limited use otherwise.
05/17/2011
Contributor: Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
(EF Review Program Mentor)
Quote:
Originally posted by Alys
Circular polarizer...?
I was gonna say the same but I think we got beat out
05/17/2011
Contributor: Alys Alys
Quote:
Originally posted by Vaccinium
Congratulations bongoboy529! You’ve just won a $25 gift certificate! Yes, the answer was a circular polarizer filter, and it is one of the best investments you can make for your photography hobby. A UV filter also can reduce glare, but it has ... more
Congrats!!
05/17/2011
Contributor: Noira Noira
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Originally posted by Airen Wolf
I was gonna say the same but I think we got beat out
Yep, didn't refresh fast enough!
05/17/2011
Contributor: Alys Alys
Quote:
Originally posted by Airen Wolf
I was gonna say the same but I think we got beat out
Definitely, and I'm usually a quick typer
05/17/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Quote:
Originally posted by Vaccinium
Congratulations bongoboy529! You’ve just won a $25 gift certificate! Yes, the answer was a circular polarizer filter, and it is one of the best investments you can make for your photography hobby. A UV filter also can reduce glare, but it has ... more
Congratulations bongoboy!
05/17/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
Quote:
Originally posted by Airen Wolf
LOL I do but with my camera the view finder is so small I have to close one eye to use it....then the problems happen because to me it looks fine but damn near everything is out of focus in the pic. Point and shoot seem to work better for me barring ... more
It's hard to get out of the habit of closing that other eye. I do it all the time too, and it's a bad habit. I've taken to covering the other eye with my lens cap to darken it without closing it. It's not an ideal solution, but it helps me.
05/17/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
OK. Whereas with macrophotography getting your entire subject in focus can be nearly impossible, with landscape photography is far simpler. As I mentioned earlier, as long as an object isn’t too close to your lens, making your focal point about 1/3 into the scene you are photographing at around f/16 should provide you with all the depth of field you need. It’s not always this simple, as shooting at f/16 necessarily comes along with a longer shutter speed. If there are objects that are moving in the foreground that you wish to avoid being blurred, you may have to make some compromises.

Most people, including myself, find out-of-focus objects in the foreground to be a distraction in landscape photos, you are usually going to want to make certain those objects are in focus. That’s a guideline, though, and I have seen gorgeous photos where the foreground is out-of-focus, so feel free to experiment.
05/17/2011
Contributor: bongoboy529 bongoboy529
Quote:
Originally posted by Vaccinium
Congratulations bongoboy529! You’ve just won a $25 gift certificate! Yes, the answer was a circular polarizer filter, and it is one of the best investments you can make for your photography hobby. A UV filter also can reduce glare, but it has ... more
For beginner photographers, especially those getting used to DSLRs, I always recommend a basic UV filter, mostly because it protects the lens a bit if it is dropped for any reason. But beyond that, I agree, the UV filter is pretty limited use in creating a photographic effect.

I'll tell you though, when you break a $20 UV filter, instead of a $500 lens, it feels very relieving!
05/17/2011
Contributor: bongoboy529 bongoboy529
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Originally posted by Jul!a
Congratulations bongoboy!
Thanks everybody, I remembered it both from the blog article and because I picked one up the other day to try out using it!
05/17/2011
Contributor: Noira Noira
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Originally posted by bongoboy529
Thanks everybody, I remembered it both from the blog article and because I picked one up the other day to try out using it!
Picking up your own based on the article is definitely the best way to win. Hope it works out well for you!
05/17/2011