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Wide Open - Shallow Depth of Field

Challenge #2 in the Creativity With Your Gear series. Hosted by bolesautomotive.

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Turn the background to mush. This time we are looking for you to get creative with low F stop numbers. You may photograph whatever subject you like (as long as it's family friendly). See how lighting, distance and angle all affect an image produced wide open. There is NO lens limitations. Dig down into your inner artist and give us a breathtaking image. Be creative. Just because your lens shoots at 1.2 doesn't mean it will produce a winning image. Explore your immagintation, learn more about your equipment and have fun!!! Thanks for looking into this challenge!

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Announced:

Tuesday, 22nd March, 2016 (GMT)

Submissions:

Tuesday, 29th March, 2016 – Monday, 4th April, 2016 (GMT)

Voting:

Tuesday, 5th April, 2016 – Monday, 11th April, 2016 (GMT)

Processing rules:

Since post-processing is often beneficial we only ask that you do not create a depth of field that you did not truly capture with your camera. Feel free to dress up your image and make it pop but please stick to the challenge theme.

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

Please limit image sizes to less than 1600px on the long side. No watermarks or advertising of any kind.

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

100

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robin takes a morning walk

by Writerjo

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Camera:	Sony a7R II
Lens:	Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Submitted:	Wednesday, 30th March, 2016 16:11 (GMT)
Taken:	Monday, 14th March, 2016
Focal length:	400 mm
Shutter speed:	1/800 sec
Aperture:	F5.6
ISO:	400
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