Spiral bound by peadar

Spiral bound

Thanks to all who have commented and fav-ed recent shots - I really appreciate it.

Yesterday was rain, today wind and rain. So, back to macro and see if I can get it right this time!
I really like this Peter. A brilliant macro fav.
August 3rd, 2017  
this is great Peter, particularly in B&W
August 3rd, 2017  
I love tihs one, it really draws the eye in from the corner to the center.
August 3rd, 2017  
I have to confess I didn't read your title to start with and couldn't figure what this was! All has become clear now :-). Really cool image & focus. (I do hope that's not my manual you've waded through)
August 3rd, 2017  
I like the shine!
August 3rd, 2017  
Sue
Very nice macro and focus. It works so well in black and white
August 3rd, 2017  
kay
very nice capture Peter in macro, of capturing this spiral, looks really good in black and white, really shows the shine on the metal. is it hard to get the soft focus effect, as not mastered how to do this yet? fav
August 3rd, 2017  
@lovingandsharing Kay, thanks for your nice comments. It is not hard to get the soft focus effect (called a "shallow depth of field") - you'll need to get to grips with the aperture priority mode on your camera. You may have found it already (the "A" position on your camera dial), then adjust the aperture to a low number (say, round 3 or 4). Focus on the area you want to be sharp, and the camera does the rest!
August 3rd, 2017  
creative shot, great focus
August 4th, 2017  
Nice effect - fav!
August 4th, 2017  
Wow, very shallow depth of field!
August 4th, 2017  
kay
@peadar Morning Peter, Thank you so much in your time in replying. I am very keen to learn and Guess what I have a new camera to learn to use now....ummm exciting but a little Daunting I have only an entry Level cam a Nikon D3100 18-55 VR kit. I understand so far the settings you talk about above in your reply, once I have set the aperture do I the stay in A mode or go to manual mode to take the shot? :)
August 4th, 2017  
@lovingandsharing Well done, and welcome to the world of DSLRs. To answer your question: once in A mode, and selecting a wide aperture (your lens can manage down to f/3.5 to f/5.6, depending on the amount of zoom you use), you can then just shoot your image. This then leads to thinking about "focus points" i.e. where in the image do you want the focus to be? You'll need to investigate your camera's focus points - look initially at AF-S. This allows you to lock the focus by depressing the shutter half-way down. Keeping the shutter half depressed, you can then move the camera but your focus point stays where it is. There are other ways to achieve the same focus function but I would say start with this AF-S setting and have a play around. Best of luck!
August 4th, 2017  
kay
@peadar me again , and thank you so much for pointing me in the right direction, some home work to practice on :) you explain things very well Peter in a way a new starter can understand, thank you. hopefully I can learn this.
August 4th, 2017  
@lovingandsharing Key, no problem. The joy of digital photography is you can practise lots without anyone else seeing your results!
August 4th, 2017  
kay
@peadar Ha ha very true thank you Peter. :)
August 4th, 2017  
Wonderful capture
August 5th, 2017  
Cool.
August 7th, 2017  
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