Aaah

 

I am frustrated with the photos I took while the dog and kids played in the sprinkler. I was too far away because I was afraid to get my camera wet and I should have set something different...just not sure what. The water is more in focus that anything else. Do you know why? This is why I need a class or at least to spend some time learning what I am doing, rather than winging it.

 

I played around with the colors on this one and I kind of like it. This dog is crazy.

Comments

[Crystal]

Love that last picture. Love it.

[Tracy]

hahaha. dogs are silly.

it could be a number of things, and since I don't know exactly what you were doing, it's hard to tell. Since you were far away, did you have the zoom way out? This can cause your depth of field to be shallower, meaning something at one distance will be in focus while something a bit farther away or closer will be out of focus. And since the water was everywhere, i could see how the camera would want to focus on it. Or were you shooting with a low f stop? that can also shorten your depth of field.

If you want alot of stuff to be in focus from front to back of your shot, you'll want to not zoom as much, or shoot with a high f stop. Those are my only two ideas for you. :)

[melissa s.]

I love the light in that second shot. And I agree, dog + sprinkler antics are always good for a laugh.

[cara]

Love the colours in the second shot. Oh how I'd love to be in the dog's place right now, it's way too hot and humid today :P

[Visty]

The water is in focus more because it was closer to you than your dog. Auto focus will always grab the closest thing it sees. Tracy is right about zooming=shallow depth of field, also. Additionally, zooming your lens reduces the amount of light it can take in, which also contributes to blur due to the slow shutter speed.

However, with so much water it isn't likely you would see your dog's face through all that anyway, just like out of your own eyes. So in this case, if I wanted to stay in auto, I would have left my lens wide and gotten closer. Then I would have stopped the oscillating of the sprinkler so it stayed still, and turned the water down just a bit to get more drops and less mist.

[Visty]

By the way, I actually love the pictures the way they are; I was just answering your technical question!

[Natalie]

Now that's a waterpick!
who needs floss?

[Patty]

I just uploaded some pictures to Flickr and realized they suck so I can't help you but I love these doggie pictures!