The Elusive Shallow Depth of Field

disjecta said:
Of course you are right but that implies that "distractions" are where all or our energy is going. Experimentation is the mother of invention...(I'm probably screwing that quote up).

Anyway, it's certainly not my primary focus, this is just my way of having fun :) Nonetheless, you make some excellent points.
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"primary focus" lol
 
Two teleconverters. That means u can create more distance between u and the subject right? I notice when the bird "makes a bird noise" it was obivous that it was from a distance. How far away were u ? :beer:
 
disjecta said:
Of course you are right but that implies that "distractions" are where all or our energy is going. Experimentation is the mother of invention...(I'm probably screwing that quote up).

Anyway, it's certainly not my primary focus, this is just my way of having fun :) Nonetheless, you make some excellent points.
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And of course, when we are talking about nature photography, it is certanly interesting to use longer lenses, I'm not sure the ducks would feel very comfortable otherwise...

I still did not get the super8 comparisson, maybe in that shot with the humming bird, higher contrast... Super8 has a LOT of depht of field, and long lenses like those would certainly be very difficult to handle...

Anyway, let's get back at having fun... ;)

Cheers! :beer:
 
"you can choose to show inumerous things at the same time. Why do the later option looks worse most of the time? Because it is harder!"

It looks worse because it looks like video DOF? and film looks better?

film looks better...and....Im trying to emulate film.

ANNEEEWAY! hes right, all you fools stop using shallow DOF so I can do it and be the only one. thanks.
 
You can also use one of the built in filters on the camera... it creates better DOF. You just need more light is all.
 
UncleBenji1977 said:
You can also use one of the built in filters on the camera... it creates better DOF. You just need more light is all.
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It's not the ND filter that creates better shallow DOF, its that fact that that lets you stop up to f2.8 wiithiut over exposing and as per Barry in the manual and DVD, f2.8 and zoom 99 give you the shallowest DOF possible.

So yeah, the ND filters help, but just because they affect how much light you get in, allow you to manipulat the fstop more freely.

Right?
 
By the way, are the internal ND filters the same quality and effect as the 4x4 external ones? If so, is there a point in having external filters?
 
There is a broader range of strengths available in the 4x4 filters, giving you a lot more control and flexibility. You can also combine the internal and external filters when you need a subtle light intensity shift.
 
Good point about the combination.
So, internal NDs are true ND filters. Someone told me one day they were some kind of secondary iris which sounded weird to me since in that case it would increase the depth of field.

Also, I just read you FAQ. Very nice. It answered many questions I had about your work.
 
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