Aichmophobia is the fear of needles or pointed objects.
I tried to get a clear focus on the point of this pocket knife, on manual mode, but it didn't turn out well. I'm not sure what the problem was. As a result, I edited (yay!) Editing consisted of a dou-tone in Picnik and then an antique effect in photoscape.
@jasonbarnette
I know you can't really tell because I edited like crazy here, but can you check my settings and see if I should have used something different so that I could have gotten a crisp view on the point of the knife?
@mej2011 Your camera settings don't have much to do with how "crisp" a photo turns out. You do have depth of field to worry about but at an f/4 you should be fine. It's just a focusing issue. You need to do a Google search for "focus chart". Print it out on a full sheet of paper and practice your focus. You know...something may actually be wrong with your camera or lens because you have such a hard time with good, sharp focus in your photos.
On another note, this photo is way underexposed. Does your built-in flash work? You can only do so much with ambient lighting, and if you really did take this photo an hour after sunset there was just no way you could get good focus without using a one or two second exposure.
Do I need a focus chart that is specific to my camera? I really think the problem is me, as you've seen I can get some decent focus shots, I just don't know what I'm doing differently from time to time to get them.
How can you tell the focus is underexposed with all the editing I did? Yes, the flash works, I just didn't think to use it. I'll re-take with the flash. Thanks!
@mej2011 Nah focus charts are very generic. Once you look it up you'll see what I mean. When you print one out, try the autofocus and see how sharp your photos are. Then try manual focus. Practice until you get it right.
I can tell it's underexposed because the knife would have been bright and shiny at a proper exposure. Instead, it's as dark as a shadow. i agree with @bobfoto. At first I thought these were scissors because it's so dark. Pop that flash once and check out the difference.
I think I actually do have this phobia to a slight degree. I accidentally leaned over the dishwasher when I was little and stabbed myself in the stomach with a steak knife that was sticking up. Add that to a couple other memorable and accidental incidents and I've got a nice healthy fear of pointed objects!
Yeah, it kind of does. Those would fit into the category of Aichmophobia as they are pointed as well.
I know you can't really tell because I edited like crazy here, but can you check my settings and see if I should have used something different so that I could have gotten a crisp view on the point of the knife?
On another note, this photo is way underexposed. Does your built-in flash work? You can only do so much with ambient lighting, and if you really did take this photo an hour after sunset there was just no way you could get good focus without using a one or two second exposure.
Do I need a focus chart that is specific to my camera? I really think the problem is me, as you've seen I can get some decent focus shots, I just don't know what I'm doing differently from time to time to get them.
How can you tell the focus is underexposed with all the editing I did? Yes, the flash works, I just didn't think to use it. I'll re-take with the flash. Thanks!
I can tell it's underexposed because the knife would have been bright and shiny at a proper exposure. Instead, it's as dark as a shadow. i agree with @bobfoto. At first I thought these were scissors because it's so dark. Pop that flash once and check out the difference.
Yuck!
Know anything on this focus chart stuff Jason's talking about?
Thanks!
Thanks Vignesh!