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Giant Steps
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Crop wise I think it’s OK Moya.
A good tip for photographs in general is to change your perspective. It’s rare that photos taken at eye level make for good photos. Getting down on your hunkers or even lying flat on your stomach can make for far more dramatic shots.
Quick edit Moya, I just cropped tighter to put the emphasis on the steps.
Ratio 1:1.618
Thanks Ciaran. I always forget about things like perspective when I’m out and about, enjoying myself! I also get some strange looks when I’m seen sprawled on the ground in public!! I’ll have to get over that one.
Ali, there’s that magical ratio again….it really works, thank you.Not bad Moya.
It doesn’t seem to be sharp as the photograph goes into the distance ?
Thanks for all your comments.
Mark wrote:
It doesn’t seem to be sharp as the photograph goes into the distance ?
I agree Mark…. that’s why I was wondering about cropping. Don’t know whether it’s something I’m doing or my camera, but when I use the zoom, that section (either left or top screen, depending on landscape vs portrait) always is slightly out of focus. Any ideas?
Hmmm not sure.
I wonder if the portrait mode has the aperture wide open and therefore the photo will is in focus closer but not in the distance.
When in landscape it might end up being the reverse. Depends on the camera I guess.If in landscape mode where do you tend to focus ? At a point in the far distance ?
Mark
Thinking about that, focus for landscape generally is a point in far distance. But then I get the out of focus to left of screen!
Must experiment!
Thanks.Sounds strange. Anyhow if you’re shooting landscape in landscape mode, try focusing somewhere around 50-60 ft in front of you, ie somewhere in the near 3rd. It might help
Worth a try anyhow.
MarkThis whole focus area thing for landscapes was something I encountered a little while back.. someone told me I should be more focused on the “hyperfocal distance” :shock: and i was like – eh — great thanks i will do.. But Google is a wonderful thing and i found loads of places giving tips and explanations such as the one below – and its proving really useful to me as something to bear in mind as much as i can … maybe you might benefit aswell
http://www.vividlight.com/articles/3513.htm
So what is hyperfocal distance? Whenever you focus your lens there will be an area that is in focus and areas that are out of focus. The in focus area is referred to as the “focal plane”.
The important thing is that 1/3rd of the focal plane is ahead of the thing you’re focused on and 2/3rds of the focal plane falls behind what you’re focused on.
Focus your lens at infinity and the leading edge of the area that is in focus is the hyperfocal point for that lens. Focus on that point instead of infinity and you’ll have the greatest range of focus from infinity back toward your location.Lorraine
Lorraine and Mark thank you.
I’ve recently started realising I need to be more “conscious” of what I’m doing! Up ’til recently I’ve just been happy snapping away and maybe catching an ok shot…..now I want more!!!Lorraine, that’s a great link. I’ve been trying to improve my landscape photography and I think that hyperfocal point will really help.
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