Wildflower at Carrizo Plains National Mounment

[Keng]

1D MK IV + 70-200mm f4.0 IS


f/20 1/300 ISO 400 @ 81mm - 12:52 PM


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[Brendan7]

Wow! That's a beautiful capture. I wish I had scenery like that where I live...

[Keng]

I drove 2.5 hours 165 miles one way for it, but I had a company/model so it was worth it

[crosbyharbison]

I would have loved to use a the 17mm tilt/shift for something like this.

[Oren]

Great picture! Very cool []

[freelanceshots]

One would think that at f/20 more of the picture would have been in
focus. Just an observation and nothing against the beautiful image. Just something I noticed.

[Todd Ovick]

One would think that at f/20 more of the picture would have been in
focus. Just an observation and nothing against the beautiful image. Just something I noticed.
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I would have to agree.


I think this might be a characteristic of tele-zooms although i am only speculating. I have noticed using narrow apertures on my 70-200 i still achieve some sort of background blur. I have however, shot landscapes at f/32 with my 70-200mm and did have everything in focus. but at this point CA might be a problem.

[Jonathan Huyer]

Nicely done... it is a real trick to get the exposure right in this kind of circumstance, and you nailed it. I agree the depth of field doesn't seem to match up with the f/20 aperture... that's a bit of a surprise to me. If I could suggest, a quick clean-up of the dust specks that appear in the sky would put the icing on this shot. Even with self-cleaning sensors, dust can still accumulate and it really shows up at f/16 and smaller. Congrats on the great capture... can't wait for the wildflowers to show up here in Alberta.