I was attempting to get Miss KitKat off my bed so that I could make it. Usually whenever I bring my camera around, the animals scurry away. Not this time.
This shot is SOOC
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Everything except the lights were way too dark and the lights still just looked like Christmas lights. I took 19 pictures. The "best" one was f/3.2
1/320 with an ISO of 400. The Worst photo was f/5.0 1/200 with an ISO of 400.
@mej2011 OK...an aperture of f/3.2 was pretty good! Now...you just need to work on that manual focus. Remember: as out of focus as you can make it, which means you need to focus on something really, really close to the camera. Did you try that?
@jasonbarnette
Then no. I tried focusing on one of the ornaments that was on the tree. Hmmm. I'll have to figure something out. Can I use an object to focus on, and then remove it after I've half clicked? Otherwise, I would need to edit out the object, right?
@mej2011 No no no. See...I hate photos that are just blurry orbs of light with no point in focus. Seriously? I can do that in Photoshop from scratch in less than five minutes, so where is the photography skill? Bokeh looks better when you have something in the foreground in focus. Do you have a Santa figurine? Or...set a bulb on a table 10' from the tree, focus on the bulb but keep it in the bottom-right of the photo. You'll have fantastic bokeh but also something in focus to concentrate on.
Thanks Pam and Paula!
Thanks! I think I might try a selective color and see how I like that.
Thanks!
Thanks! We won't talk about the bokeh attempts I did today though. lol.
Everything except the lights were way too dark and the lights still just looked like Christmas lights. I took 19 pictures. The "best" one was f/3.2
1/320 with an ISO of 400. The Worst photo was f/5.0 1/200 with an ISO of 400.
Close the camera, bu far away from the lights?
Then no. I tried focusing on one of the ornaments that was on the tree. Hmmm. I'll have to figure something out. Can I use an object to focus on, and then remove it after I've half clicked? Otherwise, I would need to edit out the object, right?
I do have a little santa figurine. I will move my table from my room into the living room tomorrow to try that. Thanks!
I'm sure it'll be great and mine will be....not. lol.
It's just reality.
But bokeh is tricky.
And I will WHEN I master it.
Thanks! I still haven't made up my mind yet, as to which one I like better.
Thank You!