PESO--On My Way to Work: Tree in Cemetery
This tree has fascinated me since I first saw it a few months ago. This morning, after the closest thing Philly has had to a snowstorm this winter, I took a detour on my walk to work to see what it looked like. http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5568647 ist D, DA 16-45, f/4 @ 1/3000, RAW, cropping and minor adjustments in ACR and PE4. The question is: Why is my DOF so damned good even at f/4? I wanted to blur the background, but it wouldn't cooperate. Comments, compliments, criticisms all invited. Rick http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW Never miss an email again! Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO--On My Way to Work: Tree in Cemetery
Fascinating tree. Well framed. Perhaps it was cut back many times in its youth. Very unusual. Good shot. Paul On Feb 7, 2007, at 9:31 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > This tree has fascinated me since I first saw it a few > months ago. This morning, after the closest thing > Philly has had to a snowstorm this winter, I took a > detour on my walk to work to see what it looked like. > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5568647 > > ist D, DA 16-45, f/4 @ 1/3000, RAW, cropping and minor > adjustments in ACR and PE4. > > The question is: Why is my DOF so damned good even at > f/4? I wanted to blur the background, but it wouldn't > cooperate. > > Comments, compliments, criticisms all invited. > > Rick > > > http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW > > > > __ > __ > Never miss an email again! > Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO--On My Way to Work: Tree in Cemetery
Hello Rick, It is a pretty cool tree. I agree that there is a shot or three in there. This one doesn't seem to be it for me. I would certainly look at a lower angle, different perspectives, different lighting etc. I have a few of these kind of things where I know the shot is there, but haven't quite found it yet. I suspect your DOF is so good because your angle is quite wide and the distance of the subject to camera is not particularly close. -- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, February 7, 2007, 6:31:05 PM, you wrote: RW> This tree has fascinated me since I first saw it a few RW> months ago. This morning, after the closest thing RW> Philly has had to a snowstorm this winter, I took a RW> detour on my walk to work to see what it looked like. RW> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5568647 RW> ist D, DA 16-45, f/4 @ 1/3000, RAW, cropping and minor RW> adjustments in ACR and PE4. RW> The question is: Why is my DOF so damned good even at RW> f/4? I wanted to blur the background, but it wouldn't RW> cooperate. RW> Comments, compliments, criticisms all invited. RW> Rick RW> http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW RW> RW> Never miss an email again! RW> Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. RW> http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO--On My Way to Work: Tree in Cemetery
In a message dated 2/7/2007 8:33:07 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hello Rick, It is a pretty cool tree. I agree that there is a shot or three in there. This one doesn't seem to be it for me. I would certainly look at a lower angle, different perspectives, different lighting etc. I have a few of these kind of things where I know the shot is there, but haven't quite found it yet. I suspect your DOF is so good because your angle is quite wide and the distance of the subject to camera is not particularly close. -- Best regards, Bruce === What he said. You can blur backgrounds in PS, and sometimes people do it. This is such a great tree, I'd try a lot of different angles on it, and closer too. A lot closer, personally. Marnie aka Doe :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO--On My Way to Work: Tree in Cemetery
Nice shot and angle Rick. Give Frank a shout, he'll blur it up fer ya. Dave On 2/7/07, Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This tree has fascinated me since I first saw it a few > months ago. This morning, after the closest thing > Philly has had to a snowstorm this winter, I took a > detour on my walk to work to see what it looked like. > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5568647 > > ist D, DA 16-45, f/4 @ 1/3000, RAW, cropping and minor > adjustments in ACR and PE4. > > The question is: Why is my DOF so damned good even at > f/4? I wanted to blur the background, but it wouldn't > cooperate. > > Comments, compliments, criticisms all invited. > > Rick > > > http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW > > > > > Never miss an email again! > Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO--On My Way to Work: Tree in Cemetery
On Feb 7, 2007, at 6:31 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > This tree has fascinated me since I first saw it a few > months ago. This morning, after the closest thing > Philly has had to a snowstorm this winter, I took a > detour on my walk to work to see what it looked like. > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5568647 > > ist D, DA 16-45, f/4 @ 1/3000, RAW, cropping and minor > adjustments in ACR and PE4. > > The question is: Why is my DOF so damned good even at > f/4? I wanted to blur the background, but it wouldn't > cooperate. Interesting tree. I don't find this particular photo of it all that compelling, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't go back and work with it. In various types of light and from different perspectives, I can imaging it being mysterious and fascinating. Regards the DoF question, there's no technical data regards focus distance and focal length you used so it's hard to respond. Say you're at 10' distance and FL = 20mm, which looks likely ... DoF at f/ 4 for that setting is 19 feet, 3.8' in front and 15.4' in back. And in a small, web-resolution rendering, sharpness falloff in the distance is going to be subtle. So it's hard to get much distance blur at those settings. DoFMaster is your friend ... http://www.dofmaster.com/ Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO--On My Way to Work: Tree in Cemetery
Thanks for all the comments. I agree, this merits further play. My next chance will be Monday. Of course, the snow is already gone... Rick --- Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Feb 7, 2007, at 6:31 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > > This tree has fascinated me since I first saw it a > few > > months ago. This morning, after the closest thing > > Philly has had to a snowstorm this winter, I took > a > > detour on my walk to work to see what it looked > like. > > > > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5568647 > > > > ist D, DA 16-45, f/4 @ 1/3000, RAW, cropping and > minor > > adjustments in ACR and PE4. > > > > The question is: Why is my DOF so damned good even > at > > f/4? I wanted to blur the background, but it > wouldn't > > cooperate. > > Interesting tree. I don't find this particular photo > of it all that > compelling, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't go > back and work with > it. In various types of light and from different > perspectives, I can > imaging it being mysterious and fascinating. > > Regards the DoF question, there's no technical data > regards focus > distance and focal length you used so it's hard to > respond. Say > you're at 10' distance and FL = 20mm, which looks > likely ... DoF at f/ > 4 for that setting is 19 feet, 3.8' in front and > 15.4' in back. And > in a small, web-resolution rendering, sharpness > falloff in the > distance is going to be subtle. So it's hard to get > much distance > blur at those settings. > > DoFMaster is your friend ... > http://www.dofmaster.com/ > > Godfrey > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast with the Yahoo! Search weather shortcut. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#loc_weather -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
