Tree Ferns

here is a good example of a need for a tripod and taking time to shoot. the foreground is out of focus and destroys this whole mood. I'm sure looking at the exposure and f/stop you were handcuffed with what you can do. I happened to have the same thing with my 8x10 this last weekend and 30mph winds. I will be throwing out some negatives from that shooting. I know I will be in your spot in 3 weeks going to bermuda with my hassey. I'm am putting a tripod in my golf bag to help when ever possble. shooting 1 sec at f/16 would have worked better.

mike a

PS after looking longer at this pic. If there was a way to capture the forground more out of focus and keep the highlighted background in focus that would have been cool too.
just my thoughts. an't worth s---

mike

Thanks for the thoughts, Mike.

I was on a hiking trail with no tripod, and the ferns in the foreground were about 18 inches from me, so it would have taken some serious stopping down to get them in focus. I also wanted to overexpose for shadow detail, and 1/30 wide open at f/4 was all I could do. I also wish I'd been able to get the periphery either more in focus or more blurry. Sometimes it's just hard to do everything right, though, especially on the trail.

I'm not sure how this will go from my phone. I hope you have more photos of your trip for us

Mike A