Assignment 14: Be creative with Depth Of Field - Congratulations Freelanceshots!

[Sheiky]

<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"]<span style="COLOR: #1f497d; mso-ansi-language: EN-US" lang="EN-US"]<span style="font-size: small;"]<span style="font-family: Calibri;"]<span style="font-size: medium;"]<span style="color: #333333;"]Emilio (Elmo_2006) has requested this assignment and here&rsquo;s a quick description:<o></o>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"]<span style="font-size: medium;"]<span style="color: #333333;"]<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US"]<span style="font-family: Calibri;"]Our judges Emilio and Denise have come to the 5 finalists! Congratulations! [Y]<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US"]<span style="font-family: Calibri;"]Now it's all up to you!
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"]<span style="font-size: medium;"]<span style="color: #333333;"]<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US"]<span style="font-family: Calibri;"]Judges motiva<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US"]<span style="font-family: Calibri;"]tion: Bob choose the DOF intelligently to empasize a specific subject of interest (hummingbird)by limiting the DOF via a smaller aperture (f/11) to enhance this image with tack sharp results. Kudos to Bob!





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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"]<span style="font-size: medium;"]<span style="color: #333333;"]Judges motivation: You see that line ..... that line the dog is running along on..... *nough* said!





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<span style="font-size: medium;"]<span style="color: #333333;"]Judges motivation: Freelanceshot did a great job of planning out his shot to maintain perfect sharpness on the pitcher with very shallow depth of field and still having the photo tell a story! Nice job!


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<p style="clear: both;"]<span style="font-size: medium;"]<span style="color: #333333;"]Judges motivation: A shallow DOF, where only the subject of interest (monarch) is enhanced by throwing the background out of focus. Very *nicely* done.


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<span style="font-size: medium;"]<span style="color: #333333;"]Richard Lane


<span style="font-size: medium;"]<span style="color: #333333;"]Judges motivation: The creamy blurred background produced in the photo with the 3-ball is what we all aim to achieve and Richard showed is why that lens is so AWESOME!


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<span style="font-size: medium;"]<span style="color: #333333;"]Congratulations Freelanceshots!!![Y]

[elmo_2006]

LOL, thanks Jan....let the games begin


Canon Xsi, Canon 70-200 f/2.8IS USM II, 200 @f/2.8, ISO 200, 1/250 sec.

[bob williams]

No Harm, No Foul-- Still a great concept for a photo contest- Great job Elmo and Jan for c<span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 9pt;"]larifying.


<span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 9pt;"]Her is my submission:


<span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 9pt;"]Canon 7D, [email="100-400L@400]100-400L@400[/email], 1/250th, F11, ISO 200. Distance to subject: 7 Feet, flash, tripod and shutter release. DOF less than 1/2 inch based on DOF Calculator, <span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 9pt;"]


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Good luck to all


Bob

[Sean Setters]

Looking forward to seeing the great uses of limited depth of field.

[DavidEccleston]

Sean, I didn't kill the old thread to allow people to follow why there is a new one. I did lock it though.





Salt Shaker:


Canon T1i + Sony M3358 closeup filter + Canon 75-300mm f/4-5.6 IS, @ 300mm, f/29, 1/160, Flash - Manual exposure and focus.


Flash used as my tripod is too wobbly.

[freelanceshots]

This little guy climbed up on my porch where it was the perfect excuse to break out the new 100mm IS macro lens. I bought this lens to get more into product photography but the little critter macro stuff is fun every now and then. I wanted to get as much of this little guy in the frame so I was inches away. Being this close limited my DOF plus I was hand holding the camera where F/11 was about as high as I could get and stay below ISO 1600.


5d2, Av 11, Tv 1/15, ISO 1600


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[bob williams]

I remember this froggy shot from before---and love it-Nice job and good luck

[freelanceshots]

Does that make for a crummy entry since I put it up before? I was thinking maybe no one saw it. My posts don't seem to draw a lot of attention.

[bob williams]

Does that make for a crummy entry since I put it up before? I was thinking maybe no one saw it. My posts don't seem to draw a lot of attention.
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No, Not at all. And I avoid putting up the same pic more than once also; but sometimes you have those pics that just seem to work in multiple threads---The frog is a solid submission.


Bob

[PaulM]

I like the frog Bryan, and I liked it when you posted it previously. You say you wanted to fill the frame and I'd say you did a damn fine job at that! Very nicely framed.


A while back now I had a very calm cicada who sat nicely for some portraits. I didn't try for or get much DOF, but that's good for this post.


Canon D60, 100mm f/2.8 macro (original, not USM), f/5, 1/250s, ISO-400, manually focussed. From memory this was on a tripod.





Okay! That's the first time I've used flickr - so thanks to Sean Setters for his tips on posting images.


Paul.