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JakeSpain — One Moment of Colour
Published: 2009-05-13 13:28:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 696; Favourites: 45; Downloads: 0
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Portland Bill, Dorset UK.For just minutes the sun was visible. I had taken a shot earlier of this scene before the sun had risen. When I saw that it might emerge from behind the cloud I had to run across rocky terrain with camera and tripod set up. I plonked my tripod down and had time (just) to frame the scene and capture the light.....
I didn't check the aperture setting on my camera, it was set to f18 because I had been shooting for maximum exposure time. A big regret. Due to diffraction this image is noticably soft and would not print as well as I would like.
NOTE TO SELF: never shoot above f16 again with my Canon 5D it really isn't worth it!
I'm glad I don't have the 5DMKii as it is really only usable to f11 maximum and that is not enough for sharp foreground to background landscape work......
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This is a great example of diffraction and how to make the best of it.
We would love to use it as an example. if this is a problem then just let us know.
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Thanks Drew, on my way to work this one, it was a real rushed snap shot - I know it doesn't look like it...
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Hard to take a 6s snap shot mate, you done well!
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Well, yeah, ok, But it was a real spontaneous decision to go and potograph the scene and I had to leap over a fence and run as the moment unfolded.
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I guess you can call that a snap shot then, it's more than meets the eye though!
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5 mins earlier and it really would have been special, i missed the best bit of light, never seen anything like it......
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Your either there or you miss it as I've found out the hard way so many times!
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Sorry mate, ignore all that, I thought we were talking about a completely different shot..... I have one called "A Moment of Light" too, idiot....[link]
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This photo have been featured on Thumbs of the Week 71st/72nd .
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Thankyou Luis for your ongoing support of my work, really appreciated.
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Thanks Andy, I'm really fond of this myself, I just love moody shots, love being out there when nature gets angry!!
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Thankyou Steve, it was an exceptional morning - battering wind and stormy sky's ending in pissing rain - glad I braved it....
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Looks like it certainly paid off
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nice work mate.
All I can say (without intending to start another all -out, and i've said this before), is that your putting too much thought into this diffraction nonsense. That shot is perfectly printable and sharp - theres nothing wrong with it. Adding sharpening with smart sharpen before printing is essential processing anyway. Every detail can be made out perfectly, and only you and severly obsessed / picky professionals will ever call you on it. But even then they'll have to concede that somtimes straying away from optimum is essential. Hell if I followed this whole diffraction thing I wouldn't be away from f/11.
If it was that bad shooting past the optimum aperture then manufacturers wouldn't allow support of it on the bodies / lenses because it would severly hinder reviews and sales figures. Some of them are restricted to f22 these days rather than somthing stupid like f/39 so I guess they've deemed f22 to be the absolute minimum acceptable.
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Well, it's obviously soft compared to other images and sharpness is an essential for large printing but hey, I'm not a pro and I probably won't sell the image anyway......
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It is essential in one aspect, but its not more important than content of the shot
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