Selective focus - across the road

[Alan T]

I decided I'd try the extremes of my possible settings, and these are at full 12x zoom, f=70mm (396mm equiv),1/256s, f/4.8 (wide open), ISO64. The tree is just across the road from the bedroom window, the gorse bushes are a couple of hundred metres away, and the factories on the skyline are about 15 miles away.

Near...

[Alan T]

...and far. I took many shots, some better than these, but this was the only pair where the lighting matched, as clouds kept scudding across the sun.

[pj1974]

Hi Alan

It's great you shared these perspectives with us, also employing the full extreme zoom of your camera. Thanks!

I admire your persistence in getting the lighting the same... and can just imagine those English clouds scurrying across the sun's path.

The green (moss / lichen?) on the tree gives an interesting effect.

Thanks again.

Paul