http://www.amylampdesign.com/2010/02/daily-365-saguaro/ graphic design Fri, 21 Oct 2011 01:05:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.amylampdesign.com/2010/02/daily-365-saguaro/comment-page-1/#comment-4047 Bart Butler Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:26:15 +0000 http://www.amylampdesign.com/?p=561#comment-4047 Very cool idea, especially the top right hand part of the lichen mountain. But the narrow depth of field, throwing the lower left side of the photo out of focus, kind of messes up the illusion. Solution: for a closeup like this, be sure to use a tripod and do a longer exposure. That should allow you to shoot with a very small aperture, like f16 or f22 -- which will give you much greater depth of field in your photo. That's not always possible in an extreme close-up, but it's worth experimenting with. Very cool idea, especially the top right hand part of the lichen mountain.
But the narrow depth of field, throwing the lower left side of the photo out of focus, kind of messes up the illusion.
Solution: for a closeup like this, be sure to use a tripod and do a longer exposure. That should allow you to shoot with a very small aperture, like f16 or f22 — which will give you much greater depth of field in your photo. That’s not always possible in an extreme close-up, but it’s worth experimenting with.

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