No Aptitude for Aperture

[dslrchat]

No Aptitude for Aperture

Well I am trying to get a hang of Aperture mode. (and Macro)
These came out blurry (as usual) and out of Focus.
I didn't use a Tripod, which I regret now!!

1
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll23/Dslrchat/flowermac1.jpg

2
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll23/Dslrchat/flowermac2.jpg

[xstacy]

Hey D...In my opinion, I like the way the yellow flowers photo turned out. The white one, unfortunately is out of focus, but would have been a nice photo. ;)
Give it another shot.

[Digital Dave]

Really they are not too bad, but yes, a Tripod is VERY important!

[Stargazer]

I think the pictures being out of focus is totally unrelated to the aperture setting on your camera. They are two separate issues.

Getting proper focus on a close-up object like a flower is tricky, especially if there is a breeze and low light. I find that using a fast shutter speed can help reduce blur especially if I don't have a tripod.

With flowers, people usually want a narrow depth of field (background is blurry) so you'll want to set a large aperture opening (small number on your camera, i.e. f/1.8). I'm still learning which aperture settings work best for different situations but what I used to do was take pictures at each extreme to the see the differences it made. That helped me decide what I liked. Deciding what should and should not be in focus is also important. Now, I mostly shoot in aperture priority.

Here are some examples of my aperture experiments :) :

Falling snow and garden lights:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/119/306899310_11a0c08d22.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/istargazer/306899310/)

Shadows on glass:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/180/363141335_108388eb4f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/istargazer/363141335/)

In this one the breeze was really strong and constant so the branches of the Japanese maple tree were in constant movement. So with the large aperture, I used a fast shutter to freeze it as much as possible:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/86/252845552_64fae61057.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/istargazer/252845552/)

[nnowack]

Those are all Three Great shots Stargazer! Love the colors.

[nnowack]

Oh, and also remember about Macro lenses, is that being too close will put you out of focus too. The best way to figure that out is to focus your Macro lens all the way to it's closest focus, then move your camera closer to the subject. Once it's in focus, stop, and then try to measure how far that is. The top of the lens should give a reading of how far that is in meters and feet. Then from then on, try to judge your distance and not get any closer then that, sometimes I over macro my shots and move in too close and wonder why it's not focusing. That's most likely why.

Nathan

[dslrchat]

Thanks for the tips.
I tried a few more last night, lets see if they are any better ;)
I was in Manual Mode last night so may be worse lmao.

[xstacy]

Thanks for the tips.
I tried a few more last night, lets see if they are any better ;)
I was in Manual Mode last night so may be worse lmao.
Those were some good tips......
Looking forward to seeing more Chatty! :p