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slowpoke

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Lady Slipper
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RockyNH_RIP

RockyNH_RIP

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Jeff, in looking again... I would tend to agree with you. It was overcast and some had rain on them.. They were my first florals with the 7100 and using the 50mm f/1.8. They were pretty much shot in the f/2.2 to 2.7 range.. Maybe my focus point was off a tad and I was close up so maybe that killed any dof I might have had??

Just guessing.. .. I have 2 rose shots at the same time and settings and thye seem better so I am hoping it was just me creating "too tight of a window" .... ???

Here are the other 2 for comparison... so hopefully it is not equipment but "Operator Error!" :) (with not enough Dof)

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Thanks for mentioning it Jeff... (I may try a few sample shots tonight if the rains ease)

Pat in NH
 
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grandpaw

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RockyNH said:
I put a couple others up from the same batch but they look better...
What do you think Jeff?? any better????

Pat in NH
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Yes I do think these are better. Remember that just because you have access to a very wide F stop doesn't mean you have to use it. With you being that close up, you might want to try something closer to F4 or F5.6 and see how that works. Remember that the bigger the F stop opening the less DOF you will have and also the closer you are the less DOF you will have also so when you do them together the DOF is very narrow.
 
RockyNH_RIP

RockyNH_RIP

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grandpaw said:
Yes I do think these are better. Remember that just because you have access to a very wide F stop doesn't mean you have to use it. With you being that close up, you might want to try something closer to F4 or F5.6 and see how that works. Remember that the bigger the F stop opening the less DOF you will have and also the closer you are the less DOF you will have also so when you do them together the DOF is very narrow.
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Thanks Jeff... That sounds like what I did... I will learn !! :) This set of 4 were all taken at ISO 200, F8...

50mm f 1/8 and the 18-105 @ 50mm
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35mm f 1.8 and the 18-105 @ 35mm

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To my eye anyway, these 4 seem fine and that is 3 of my lens taking the same flower..

Guessing that equipment is fine, softness prior was Operator Error!!

Again, thanks Jeff for the help and for pointing it out!

Pat in NH
 
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