[K1W1]

Assuming the focus point was something like 20 metres away everything from 15 metres to 31 metres should be in focus but I just can't see anything in focus. Maybe it's camera shake but there is a problem somewhere. Subject selection and cropping is great but the technical execution has a big problem. I've seen this plenty of times with Sandys photos they just seem to be out of focus.

@Jacko. Andy has posted this in pick it to pieces. It she doesn't want or can't accept honest and well meaning critiscsim matter how good or bad that is her problem not yours and mine. You and others owe it to her to try to resolve these issues.

[Nikkie]

yes I used AF. bugged if I know as well Jacko it just keep me going back to Camera = lemon

[K1W1]

What point in the image did you focus on?

[beeb]

To my eyes, the nearest field appears to be in focus, but the rest not really.

I'm going to have a wild guess at something - Could it be heat haze? If you look at the edge of the yellow field (below the tree line on the right of frame) it looks a lot like heat haze (in the full-size)...

[Jacko]

@Jacko. Andy has posted this in pick it to pieces. It she doesn't want or can't accept honest and well meaning critiscsim matter how good or bad that is her problem not yours and mine. You and others owe it to her to try to resolve these issues.

Yeah I know but I nearly created a shyte storm the other day , the thread eventually got closed
I was very surprised Ian didn't pick up on the focus and said its worth a frame
that is why I was starting to doubt my eyesight .

Sandy you don't have a problem and get the shakes easily , I do have trouble holding even a 200mm lens still

[Nikkie]

now you have asked me a question kiwi I can't be sure gorilla pod was used the point I guess your asking is what dot on the viewfinder did I use about center by memory here is another one early in the day just for a point of interest sake


Aperture-priority
f/11.0
1/125

ISO 100




_DSC005912012-11-12_DSC00590059November 12, 2012 by Gerty7, on Flickr

[K1W1]

now you have asked me a question kiwi I can't be sure gorilla pod

My guess is that maybe either the Gorilla Pod is sagging under the weight of the camera and lens with a relatively slow shutter speed or you are moving the camera as you press the shutter. You might want to try using the self timer for tripod shots. Get focus then allow the timer to have either a 2 second or 10 second delay before it triggers that will eliminate any movement caused by you pushing the shutter. The self timer is in the set up menu of the camera. I doubt that there is anything major wrong with the camera (certainly not a lemon). Plenty of other shots that you take taken today appear to be in focus or at least much more in focus than the one this thread is about. It's a shame you deleted the original from Flickr we could have looked at the centre of the uncropped image to see where it was and whether it was in focus.

[P Plates]

Do you have View NX that came with your camera on your computer Sandy? It will show where the focus point is.

[Nikkie]

Thanks P plate

Focus point



focus point by Gerty7, on Flickr



I also did as Jacko advice and try different f/stops and took NatMaries advice and let the camera pick the ss in A there is another photo of the same scene that I edited in PS this morning this time I only gave it a crop and WB in photo shop this one I did not do any more even though I liked the yellow look maybe I went to far with my edit any way its in Flickr for those that want to have a look

[K1W1]

Looks like it was not in focus. With the distances that whole horizontal strip between the two fields should be in focus and you can see from the 100% crop I did above which is to the left of the focus point but near enough the same distance that it's not right.

[Nikkie]

thanks kiwi

[Lost]

how did you do that Ian I got the about the same colour as you got in the foreground but the sky was looking a greenish still blue but not like you got thanks a lot for your comments.

You need to find this on the RHS Sandy.

This is where you adjust the colours separately. Now fiddle around to see what happens but don't over do it. I also added a graduation filter to the very top.

The Clarity slider will remove some of the blotching.

The shadow/highlight slider (not sure what it's called in LR3) will brighten the shadows.

strongly suggest you get a LR 3 book by Scott Kelby. Maybe you could upgrade to LR 4 and get the that book instead. IMO there is not a lot of benefit in getting in getting LR4. lol just realized I have been using the LR 2 book so i might get the LR4 book I saw at the book shop yesterday.

I did notice the blotching but I was so happy you got the composition right I didn't wanted to knock the image quality.

I think it's the tripod thingy you are using coursing the problem. Would be better to hand hold the camera against something solid IMO. Maybe your next purchase could be a GOOD solid tripod even though I seldom use mine.

Had more to say but I need to read the other posts to remind me.

[Jacko]

Why is it not in focus then , single point auto focus it should be almost impossible for it not to be in focus
if the focus is set to AF-S you should not be able to release the shutter if its not focused
there must be something wrong with the camera / lens .

Sandy are you sure you don't have the camera set to AF-C maybe even AF-A

[Lost]

IMO sandy, these are better subjects for you. Leave the close ups until you get normal photography sorted in your mind. Remember that your wider lenses well give deeper DOF. BTW: take a hand full of long wheat storks with heads home and keep them standing up in a bottle. Remind me later on you have them.

[Nikkie]

Thanks Ian I have on order this book Adobe Digital Imaging How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques for Photoshop CS5, Lightroom 3, and Camera Raw 6 I am waiting for it to arrive I have a good solid tripod so no need the gorilla pod is very strong and handles a lot more weight then my camera and lens put together so who know why 99% of my photos are like this. Like I have said in the past I do what people suggest to me to do thanks again for the information