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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Eyelight" data-source="post: 795635" data-attributes="member: 24753">Note: This post was copied from the topic "What did you learn Today?" in Learning Photography Forum as it seemed more of a bloggy idea.Been too long away from creative photography and trying to refresh the old knowledge and learn about new equipment.   Basic idea is to plan a shot, take the shot and learn. Plan was to make the toaster the subject and remove the bananas as subject by blurring them with the background. First shot missed. I had focused on the toaster, and then adjusted focus back slightly. Too much! <a href="http://attach.nikonites.com/attachments/learning-photography/89197d1400175752-what-did-you-learn-today-dsc_0356_640.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://attach.nikonites.com/attachments/learning-photography/89197d1400174819t-what-did-you-learn-today-dsc_0356_640.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>Model</td><td>NIKON D3200</td></tr><tr><td>Capture Date</td><td>2014:05:14 16:50:07</td></tr><tr><td>Shutter Speed</td><td>1/60</td></tr><tr><td>Aperture</td><td>f/4.5</td></tr><tr><td>ISO</td><td>400</td></tr><tr><td>Exposure Comp.</td><td>0.00EV</td></tr><tr><td>Focal length</td><td>105.00mm</td></tr></table></a> Second shot was just fine. <a href="http://attach.nikonites.com/attachments/learning-photography/89198d1400175753-what-did-you-learn-today-dsc_0357_640.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://attach.nikonites.com/attachments/learning-photography/89198d1400174820t-what-did-you-learn-today-dsc_0357_640.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>Model</td><td>NIKON D3200</td></tr><tr><td>Capture Date</td><td>2014:05:14 16:51:05</td></tr><tr><td>Shutter Speed</td><td>1/60</td></tr><tr><td>Aperture</td><td>f/4.5</td></tr><tr><td>ISO</td><td>400</td></tr><tr><td>Exposure Comp.</td><td>0.00EV</td></tr><tr><td>Focal length</td><td>105.00mm</td></tr></table></a> I learned that at 105mm and f4.5 the DOF  is only 2.78" which is barely enough to keep the front of the toaster  in focus and that a very small movement of the focusing ring moves the  focal point more than I thought it would. I may add more posts as I fiddle with the new camera, lenses, etc. or  anybody can add what they like. Writing this post, I thought of  something else I need to explore. Keep it simple.  Plan the shot, take the shot and learn.   What did you learn today? </blockquote>

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