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<blockquote data-quote="Joseph Bautsch" data-source="post: 21824" data-attributes="member: 654"><p>This looks like a depth of field problem. The closer you get to a subject the shallower the DOF. If you want to max out the DOF at close ranges you have to use the highest f/stop possible, f/16, f/18/, with f/22 giving the best DOF. I note the shutter speed you were using was up around 1/1000 with the f/stop at f/4.5 for the flowers. For flowers you don't usually need a fast shutter. Try using a shutter speed of 1/100 and the f/stop at around f/22. Go to my blog on this site. I have an article explaining depth of field. It should give you a better understanding of what it is and how to use it. Now for the down side. If you do use f/22 you can also bring in to focus the background and you will lose the bokeh. So it's a matter of finding the DOF that will bring your subject in focus and still give good bokeh for the background. A macro lens will let you get in closer but you will still have the same decisions to make regarding the DOF. Hope this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Joseph Bautsch, post: 21824, member: 654"] This looks like a depth of field problem. The closer you get to a subject the shallower the DOF. If you want to max out the DOF at close ranges you have to use the highest f/stop possible, f/16, f/18/, with f/22 giving the best DOF. I note the shutter speed you were using was up around 1/1000 with the f/stop at f/4.5 for the flowers. For flowers you don't usually need a fast shutter. Try using a shutter speed of 1/100 and the f/stop at around f/22. Go to my blog on this site. I have an article explaining depth of field. It should give you a better understanding of what it is and how to use it. Now for the down side. If you do use f/22 you can also bring in to focus the background and you will lose the bokeh. So it's a matter of finding the DOF that will bring your subject in focus and still give good bokeh for the background. A macro lens will let you get in closer but you will still have the same decisions to make regarding the DOF. Hope this helps. [/QUOTE]

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