Post your pictures!

[gonwk]

Hi Paglamon,

Long time no talk ... THANKS for the tip.

How is the weather in your nick of the woods!?!?

G!

[paglamon]

Hi G,

It is my favourite time of the year----the time for rains. Have you ever seen a peacock fan out its plume when the rain comes ? I feel like that peacock.

[dazuk1972]

The West Pier

This is the West Pier in Brighton, East Sussex, UK. IT's a shame the remains were burnt.

[UncasMS]

IT's a shame the remains were burnt.

it really is - nice pictures, though!

mine was taken around lunchtime yesterday

[UncasMS]

Under the bridge

Under the bridge...

[Kabuchan]

Great shots! I love the bridge UncasMS ...

Here is a simple photo with my new D60. I love the depth it has. Image Sahck doesn't do it justice ...

[Kabuchan]

Can someone explain the F-stop stuff VERY simply to me. I want the camels to be in focus and not the trees.
BTW - take your time. After I took that shot, Molly tripped me up and I landed on the lens. It will be a month before I get it back ...

[paglamon]

Can someone explain the F-stop stuff VERY simply to me

May be:http://www.uscoles.com/fstop.htm

[Kabuchan]

Thanks! I will take a peek ...

[UncasMS]

the link is definitely worth reading!


nonetheless i'd like to give some feedback concerning f/stop (or aperture) and DOF + focal length, all of which is closely related to one another.

f/stop or aperture: using a small number or more opened aperture will let more light get through your lens and lead to a SMALLER DOF (depth of field).

this graphic from wikipedia demontrates opened vs closed apertures:





a higher number means the aperture is closed more and thus less light will get through your lens (inevetably requiring a SLOWER shutter speed than using an open aperture) but at the same time the DOF will be increased and therefor more of the area behind and in front of that very spot you have put the focus on (in case you took influence and not let the camera decide on which point to focus on!!!).

the DOF / depth of field is narrow with opened aperture AND longer focal length and even the distance to your object is of importance - c.f. this wikipedia article




what does all this means with reference to your picture?

1. make sure to focus on the mountain ridge and NOT on the trees!
(make yourself familiar with the D60's three point AF and try using only the central AF spot in order to focus only on that part of your image which you decide on and not the cameras AF system, which might actually focus on the trees and not your desired background)

2. use the D60's "aperture priority mode (A)" and force the camera to use a small number as your f/stop (smallest number depends on your lens [and amount of money spent on the lens ])

3. show your result

[Kabuchan]

Thank you both!
That really helped. Now I only need my camera back ...

[UncasMS]

a live gig two weeks ago

been to a tribute concert (metallica & judas priest) two weeks ago

here are some pics of the metallica cover band:

[UncasMS]

2/2

... part II:

[paglamon]

Pics from my just completed trek to Himalayan terrain:http://picasaweb.google.com/sics66/D...thMadhmaheswar

[paglamon]

Pics from my just completed vacation tour of Himalayas:http://picasaweb.google.com/sics66/K...at=directlink#