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    returning to an old idea with a new camera

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    Nice closeup! I like!
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    Thats great! I really like how you get a feel for how small the shell is while still getting to see all the detail.

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    Thats cool and a great POV. Also by switching over to f/16 or f/22 and you can do great landscapes that way. The possibilities are endless.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dwayne Oakes View Post
    Thats cool and a great POV. Also by switching over to f/16 or f/22 and you can do great landscapes that way. The possibilities are endless.

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    probably shouldn't stop down past f/16 as a rule... it won't really give you any more DOF, and you may start seeing image degradation from diffraction limiting. the only conceivable reason to stop down smaller than f/16 is if you absolutely must slow down the shutter and can't get what you need with a lower ISO setting and/or filters. also, if you're focused that close, you're well inside the hyperfocal distance for any lens i can think of, so no matter what you do, the background is gonna be blurry.
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    Thank you everyone for your comments.
    Dwayne I am still on my learning curve for f-stops but I will write that down and try it.

    Why does that f-stop work so well?
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    Quote Originally Posted by squirl033 View Post
    probably shouldn't stop down past f/16 as a rule... it won't really give you any more DOF, and you may start seeing image degradation from diffraction limiting. the only conceivable reason to stop down smaller than f/16 is if you absolutely must slow down the shutter and can't get what you need with a lower ISO setting and/or filters. also, if you're focused that close, you're well inside the hyperfocal distance for any lens i can think of, so no matter what you do, the background is gonna be blurry.
    ah I see! I knew that the background would be blurry but that was okay. I wanted to get the close view of the shell. Still processing the 160 other shots I took (of course "processing" for many consists of hitting the 'delete' button).
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    Very nice shot Bambi. Great composition. f16 or so might have given you the other side of the shell in focus as well but that background was always going to be blurry with your subject so close to the lens and the so far from the background.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mad Aussie View Post
    Very nice shot Bambi. Great composition. f16 or so might have given you the other side of the shell in focus as well but that background was always going to be blurry with your subject so close to the lens and the so far from the background.
    thanks MA. I will have to try that 'in the lab' so I can remember it when I'm out. It's hard to tell on the little screen post shot
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