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En121 · Mar 6, 2007, 1:14 AM

A macro of a pile of salt on the railing of the deck. Hope you enjoy, and yes, it's actual salt.

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http://farm1.static.flickr.com/183/412292361_15813fe693_o.jpg

bigdawg · Mar 6, 2007, 10:04 AM

I don't know if I like this one or not EN. Did you have it on spot focus?

Dawg

bravedeer · Mar 6, 2007, 12:12 PM

A great example of DOF. Can you do us a favor and take this shot with f/8.0 ? You may need a tripod. But that's the thing with macro shots, the DOF is very shallow. I can see exactly where you focused!

En121 · Mar 6, 2007, 3:18 PM

I suppose I'm out of touch. XD Yes, the macro mode uses center spot focusing. I mainly like the black and white. It's tnothing special. Haven't been takingm any photos lately.

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I don't know if I like this one or not EN. Did you have it on spot focus?

Dawg

En121 · Mar 6, 2007, 3:19 PM

Is it a bad thing to see where I focused? Usually, with all macros, you can see where the photographer focused. I'll see what I can do, though. Thanks for your comments!

My P880 has a weird thing with Macros without it being on the macro setting. I'll see what I can do.

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A great example of DOF. Can you do us a favor and take this shot with f/8.0 ? You may need a tripod. But that's the thing with macro shots, the DOF is very shallow. I can see exactly where you focused!

bravedeer · Mar 6, 2007, 4:39 PM

Nothing wrong... Photography is art... I like the picture but in my humble opinion the fact that it's only sharp halfway through it is distracting. It's definitely a technique to use when you're trying to isolate something though. Here's two closeups using my P850, same focus.

The left one f/2.8 and the right one f/6.3

En121 · Mar 6, 2007, 5:42 PM

Ah, okay. I see. Thanks for the critique. The re-shoot didn't go so well. The P880 will only get really close when it's on super Macro mode. So, I wasn't ablte to set the aperture or anything. It's basically an automatic mode. I'll be sure to keep this in mind, thanks!

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Nothing wrong... Photography is art... I like the picture but in my humble opinion the fact that it's only sharp halfway through it is distracting. It's definitely a technique to use when you're trying to isolate something though. Here's two closeups using my P850, same focus.

The left one f/2.8 and the right one f/6.3

Mar 6, 2007, 1:14 AM	#1
En121 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 541	A macro of a pile of salt on the railing of the deck. Hope you enjoy, and yes, it's actual salt. Code: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/183/412292361_15813fe693_o.jpg

Mar 6, 2007, 4:39 PM	#6
bravedeer Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 9	Nothing wrong... Photography is art... I like the picture but in my humble opinion the fact that it's only sharp halfway through it is distracting. It's definitely a technique to use when you're trying to isolate something though. Here's two closeups using my P850, same focus. The left one f/2.8 and the right one f/6.3 Attached Images

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Mar 6, 2007, 10:04 AM	#2
bigdawg Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Thach Alabama Posts: 14,981	I don't know if I like this one or not EN. Did you have it on spot focus? Dawg

Mar 6, 2007, 12:12 PM	#3
bravedeer Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 9	A great example of DOF. Can you do us a favor and take this shot with f/8.0 ? You may need a tripod. But that's the thing with macro shots, the DOF is very shallow. I can see exactly where you focused!