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Rules of composition & first shots = Disaster
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<blockquote data-quote="Rick M" data-source="post: 61069" data-attributes="member: 4399"><p>Mart,</p><p></p><p>-I am assuming you used a tripod? If not, at 1/13th, your shutter speed is way to slow.</p><p></p><p>-The D5100 performs better at higher shutter speeds in general, I set my base ISO at 200, even with a tripod.</p><p></p><p>-Depth of field is an issue here and perhaps the main reason you did not capture your vision. At f4.5, you have a narrow plane of focus, For greater DoF, I shoot flowers up to f11. Some people like the effect you have created and try to do that intentionally with narrow DoF, shooting below f4.5. When you are close to the subject this effect is even more noticeable, at 30mm, you were close. The petal to the upper left is in focus and the overall results are expected with the settings you used. When I shoot flowers, I'll take about 6 shots, between f3.5 and f11, discarding what does not achieve the results I wanted. </p><p></p><p>-Did you shoot in raw? You can adjust the white balance and colors in post processing. The auto mode simply picked the wrong exposure for the setting, again, adjust in PP. This is also what is causing the colors to be wrong.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rick M, post: 61069, member: 4399"] Mart, -I am assuming you used a tripod? If not, at 1/13th, your shutter speed is way to slow. -The D5100 performs better at higher shutter speeds in general, I set my base ISO at 200, even with a tripod. -Depth of field is an issue here and perhaps the main reason you did not capture your vision. At f4.5, you have a narrow plane of focus, For greater DoF, I shoot flowers up to f11. Some people like the effect you have created and try to do that intentionally with narrow DoF, shooting below f4.5. When you are close to the subject this effect is even more noticeable, at 30mm, you were close. The petal to the upper left is in focus and the overall results are expected with the settings you used. When I shoot flowers, I'll take about 6 shots, between f3.5 and f11, discarding what does not achieve the results I wanted. -Did you shoot in raw? You can adjust the white balance and colors in post processing. The auto mode simply picked the wrong exposure for the setting, again, adjust in PP. This is also what is causing the colors to be wrong. [/QUOTE]
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