lol, I thought it was just an informal post up photo's thing I have a bad habit of skipping right to the last post to see what is going on!

 

LOL! My bad. I figured the first post was kinda old that this just kind of morphed into a random photo thread. Hence I threw my 2 cents in. I gladly accept my nomination for FAIL Photo Category (FPC). I will try to stick to the rules (and read them more in depth) next time around.

Ed

PS. If mine are the ones not showing up let me know. They seem to be working on my end but I have had issues posting pics on this site from time to time.

 

Hehe hey man. I am more of a point and shoot...fiddle with camera settings..shoot again. See how they come out, pick the best, trash the rest. I'm a self taught photo guy.

That being said explain what you mean by max and min DOF. Pretend I know zero about camera's and the terminology. I'll see what I can come up with next time around.

 

Those are great shot! once you figure out the setting on a P/S you could take some great shots!!!

to best explain the DOF
check out this link
http://wps.prenhall.com/wps/media/ob...um2.html#depth

Bump I just updated the first posting! Any question just ask!

 

Thanks for not taking it like I was trying to slam you or anything. I was just sitting laughing while I was writing it, thinking to myself, how can you manage to violate EVERY rule listed?!? I guess not reading the contest rules would be a great excuse! And yeah some of your photos are not showing up. Photobucket is great for that! I use Welcome to Flickr - Photo Sharing

As far as depth of field goes, it's the ability to focus on the closest object to the camera, the foreground, and then having the rest of the photo out of focus.

Mostly, depth of field is controlled by the f-stop.

In this picture, the foreground (people) are in focus, but the background is out of focus. This is a shallow depth of field.


In these photos, notice everything is in equally focus. This would be a really deep field of view.



And in this photo you have an extremely shallow depth of field.

 

You can always tell a good photo when it makes you hungry! lol

 

Hmmm thanks for the tips...I figured Photobucket was pretty good for stuff like this, but will set up a Flickr account.

 

Sid 6.7, Great examples of min/max depth of field.

 

Uploaded photos thru the Flickr site. Hopefully they show up properly now.

 

Here's a good tutorial on Depth of Field: Understanding Depth of Field in Photography

DOF is one of the most basic elements in photography and has a major influence on the way a photo is perceived and the impact that it carries. This would make a good contest subject for sure.

A good read for those just getting into photography is "Understanding Exposure" by Bryan Peterson. Not a difficult read, and explains very nicely the interaction between shutter speed, aperture, ISO, etc. and how it fits into composition of your images.

 

Thanks for the helpful info on DOF!

Now go out and shoot!!!

 

Bump!!!!!!!

 

well my friend just got a D40, so i can compete next contest!
or atleast try

 

ROFL I've been lazy. Judging by my last post, I will probably post my entry a few months after it ends. Then post it in the wrong format.

Going for two time FPC (FAIL Photo Category) award!!

 

dang need a challenge i can do with a point and shoot....

 

hahaha got off your lazy butt and go out and shoot!


You can use a P/S for this Challenge!

 

Bump Hopefully everyone having great time shooting!

 

so what are the rules on challenge two??
just has to do with DoF??
i'm good with that

 

exactly!!! Have two photos: one is min DOF and max DOF

Happy Shooting!

 

lame!!!
i only took shallow depth of field shots today

i'll take those 2 shots tomorrow then, a shallow depth of field, and a deep depth of field.

i'll post the pics i took today in the camera thread