Sheri: overall not too bad, but I know where you are coming from. I presume you were using the kit lens that came with your T2i. They are good, but not great, so a better lens would likely make some difference. The other thing, and maybe more importantly, is that even the best lenses are meant to have their best/sharpest resolution in the range of about f/8 to f/11. As you stop down, especially at f/22, the lens is not nearly as sharp due to diffraction. For this shot, if you had used f/11 or f/14 and focussed on something about a third of the way back you might have had a sharper overall photo. With the camera on the tripod, you might want to focus manually and check it in live view if your camera will let you do that. With the depth of field preview button, you can see in the viewfinder and it is much easier to tell at F/11 than stopped down to f/22. Another option would be to get a bit closer if you could, and use a wider angle, which will enable you to use a larger, sharper f/stop and get everything in focus. Hope this helps.
Beautiful! So much for my theory that long exposure and low ISO produce unclear pictures...must be my mid grade lens and camera not performing. Amazing shot!
Maybe collage isn't the right word. I meant making a poster where you have one main image and then surround it with maybe another 6 to 10 or so images using various views, focal lengths, lighting, etc. So, I think multiple photos on one poster. How is that for a project.
The lighthouse might make a great collage subject. One overall view like the first one you uploaded... nice shot but not so exciting and then several others with different angles and points of view.
Thanks Sherri. The first year I tried waterfall photos more seriously, I never thought about the wind. Now, I am really aware of every leaf that gets blurred. Some waterfalls are notoriously windy and for this photo I probably took 20 identical shots... each time hoping the breeze would die and the leaves would cooperate. Finally, one sharp one.
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Thank you Allen, that is very helpful. I will try that for sure...
Sheri: overall not too bad, but I know where you are coming from. I presume you were using the kit lens that came with your T2i. They are good, but not great, so a better lens would likely make some difference. The other thing, and maybe more importantly, is that even the best lenses are meant to have their best/sharpest resolution in the range of about f/8 to f/11. As you stop down, especially at f/22, the lens is not nearly as sharp due to diffraction. For this shot, if you had used f/11 or f/14 and focussed on something about a third of the way back you might have had a sharper overall photo. With the camera on the tripod, you might want to focus manually and check it in live view if your camera will let you do that. With the depth of field preview button, you can see in the viewfinder and it is much easier to tell at F/11 than stopped down to f/22. Another option would be to get a bit closer if you could, and use a wider angle, which will enable you to use a larger, sharper f/stop and get everything in focus. Hope this helps.
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I'm sure collage is the right word. I just wasn't sure if you meant the old fashioned way, or within an image. Sounds like a neat idea.
Beautiful! So much for my theory that long exposure and low ISO produce unclear pictures...must be my mid grade lens and camera not performing. Amazing shot!
Maybe collage isn't the right word. I meant making a poster where you have one main image and then surround it with maybe another 6 to 10 or so images using various views, focal lengths, lighting, etc. So, I think multiple photos on one poster. How is that for a project.
By collage, do you mean photo-shopping them all into one image?
The lighthouse might make a great collage subject. One overall view like the first one you uploaded... nice shot but not so exciting and then several others with different angles and points of view.
Thanks Sherri. The first year I tried waterfall photos more seriously, I never thought about the wind. Now, I am really aware of every leaf that gets blurred. Some waterfalls are notoriously windy and for this photo I probably took 20 identical shots... each time hoping the breeze would die and the leaves would cooperate. Finally, one sharp one.