As we turn to the right out of the estate, we are on the main road which goes from Stellenbosch to Muizenberg.
I decided to drive along the coast with my new 10-18mm lens and see what I can capture. These dunes are only a ten minute drive from us with the Strand to the left behind them.
The mountains are Hottentots Holland and part of the Helderberg, with a lot of wind rolling down them.
I please need some advice from anyone with the same lens as I am not too sure about the settings. The photos seemed to lack something, also sharpness and I had to do quite a bit of editing. @aecasey, @helstor365
I like it . You know what they say about wide angle lens .... get close and then get closer. Also watch out for your feet...lol love a wide angle lens but definitely takes some getting used to.
That's a beautiful shot, Diana, with the white sand against the blue sky! I love how you captured the ripples in the sand in the foreground! Fav (sorry, I can't help at all with your lens question, though)
@borof Thanks so much for your response. I just checked the exif:
Canon 10-18 mm lens - at 10mm iso 100 f14 1/200ss shot in aperture mode. All the shots I took on that first day I did in F14. I will play around with others and maybe also try in manual. Looking forward to your input :-)
@ludwigsdiana Thanks for the exif data. I can read from it that I think you used an unduly narrow aperture. All lenses have a "sweet spot" where they perform best. Most lenses give the best image quality at 5.6-8 apertures, and above F 11 the quality deteriorates rapidly. This is also the case with this lens, and as it's a zoom lens the focal length matters. For this lens, the 14mm position gives the best image. Any other setting will result in slightly lower quality. I emphasize I saw no flaws in the image at this size, but you may be able to see them magnified. Anyway, the reviewers appreciated the lens and considered it a good choice. But as we know, nothing is perfect.
@borof Thanks so much for your input, it is much appreciated. I will be playing with different settings now and check enlarged what the difference is and hopefully come up with some really good shots 😊
I love the ripples in the sand.
Sorry I can’t help you one bit with your lens problems
Canon 10-18 mm lens - at 10mm iso 100 f14 1/200ss shot in aperture mode. All the shots I took on that first day I did in F14. I will play around with others and maybe also try in manual. Looking forward to your input :-)