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I like these pics.

Andrew Mullan
El Sheik said:
Made some "DOF" photos in Portugal. They may vary in DOF, it's just
an example of what DOF settings are possible with the F717 without
use of Macro mode.











Sheik
Andrew Mullan said:
It is much harder to get DOF when doing portraits for example (you
have to stand back and zoom in).

Andrew Mullan
Joe Mitchell said:
that with all the current excitement about new cameras like the 828
and the Canon 300 that it's not so much about the camera and more
about the person behind it. Really good examples of DOF.

Joe
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El Sheik said:
Made some "DOF" photos in Portugal. They may vary in DOF, it's just
an example of what DOF settings are possible with the F717 without
use of Macro mode.











Sheik
Andrew Mullan said:
It is much harder to get DOF when doing portraits for example (you
have to stand back and zoom in).

Andrew Mullan
Joe Mitchell said:
that with all the current excitement about new cameras like the 828
and the Canon 300 that it's not so much about the camera and more
about the person behind it. Really good examples of DOF.

Joe
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One would think you did that in Photoshop! That's really great! I'll need to try that and develop a technique so I can get that for protraits (not my best areas of photography).
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Ron Parr wrote:
One can get incredibly shallow DOF on close objects using even
1/1.8" sensors. I'm attaching a shot of a cloth napkin taken with
my S85 below.
If you check out the DOF tables, the differences in DOF for 1M
subject distance for 35mm film vs. 2/3" sensor are quite small
http://www.wrotniak.net/photo/dof/e10.html
At 3m, the differences are much larger.
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Unbelievable photos! I love this place!!

Getting really brave here posting with you big hitters, but I love this little guy.

 
Tigadee said:
One would think you did that in Photoshop! That's really great!
I'll need to try that and develop a technique so I can get that for
protraits (not my best areas of photography).
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Hi Tigadee,

The point I was trying to make was that even with small sensors, DOF gets really shallow for extreme closeups. I was within a few cm of the napkin when I took that shot. I don't think this would work very well for your portrait subjects.

When digital SLR people talk about getting shallow DOF, they're usually talkng about the 2-3m range of subject distances. Such distances are preferred for portraits because of the perspective it gives on the subject. At short distances, the relative sizes of facial features are distorted. For example, the nose will seem much larger than the ears because in relative terms it's much closer to the lens. This 2-3m range is where you start to see some more significant changes in DOF for different sensor sizes.

I think that often people get confused about DOF differences, where they occur, and how significant they are for different types of cameras. It would be great if somebody who owned several types of cameras did a series of test photos so that everybody could see when and where the differences matter.

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This is a Yucca plant from a chameleon's POV....... haha

 
I was really surprised that he didn't move. I was able to get about 2 feet away and then zoomed as far as I could with an aperture of 2.8.

Tree frogs apparently aren't that skittish. I was able to get a similar shot a few weeks ago also.
Tigadee said:
Nice one Arlene! How'd you get this shot?
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