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<blockquote data-quote="cwgrizz" data-source="post: 425105" data-attributes="member: 27017"><p>Thanks all for your interesting comments.&nbsp; [MENTION=13090]Horoscope Fish[/MENTION], Yes that is the rule of thumb/starting point...2 stops closed from wide open.&nbsp; I really hadn't paid much attention to it either until I watched the video posted on Diffraction.&nbsp; To be honest, I usually shot fairly tightly closed down, thinking I wanted to get a long DOF.&nbsp; I opened up usually only to get the exposure with the shutter speed I wanted.&nbsp; I then started using Manual with auto ISO.&nbsp; That works pretty well for BIF, but again, I had the aperture set probably a little tighter than needed.&nbsp; I have been using f11 or tighter and about 800-1000 shutter for my BIF shots on my walking around opportunity derived shots. The video pointed out some interesting things to play with.&nbsp; I need all of the help I can get with these old eyes and slower moving, shaky body. Ha!&nbsp; In the Backcountry video, they demonstrated some landscape shots and how fStops changed things.&nbsp; Not big changes, but enough for me to play. Ha!</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="cwgrizz, post: 425105, member: 27017"] Thanks all for your interesting comments. [MENTION=13090]Horoscope Fish[/MENTION], Yes that is the rule of thumb/starting point...2 stops closed from wide open. I really hadn't paid much attention to it either until I watched the video posted on Diffraction. To be honest, I usually shot fairly tightly closed down, thinking I wanted to get a long DOF. I opened up usually only to get the exposure with the shutter speed I wanted. I then started using Manual with auto ISO. That works pretty well for BIF, but again, I had the aperture set probably a little tighter than needed. I have been using f11 or tighter and about 800-1000 shutter for my BIF shots on my walking around opportunity derived shots. The video pointed out some interesting things to play with. I need all of the help I can get with these old eyes and slower moving, shaky body. Ha! In the Backcountry video, they demonstrated some landscape shots and how fStops changed things. Not big changes, but enough for me to play. Ha! [/QUOTE]

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