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Mannequin posted:How often do you guys focus at the hyperfocal distance? Or do you just autofocus on a point in the scene, stop down to f/18 or whatever, then shoot? Because that's basically how I did it when I used to shoot landscapes. I haven't been around a "typical landscape scene" in a long time so it hasn't really concerned me, and most of my everyday shooting is at the larger end of the aperture. But now that I am starting to actually read about this stuff it's quite interesting. So I am curious how many of you incorporate techniques like that in your shooting? A combination of reading about hyperfocal distances for various lenses and using DoF preview will get you close enough. Um, because this post should have a picture: 
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Pretty much. There was a fire burning behind me while I shot this. Every year, farmers around where I live will burn some of their fields. I have some fire shots which I'll post eventually.
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Mannequin posted:How often do you guys focus at the hyperfocal distance? Or do you just autofocus on a point in the scene, stop down to f/18 or whatever, then shoot? Because that's basically how I did it when I used to shoot landscapes. I haven't been around a "typical landscape scene" in a long time so it hasn't really concerned me, and most of my everyday shooting is at the larger end of the aperture. But now that I am starting to actually read about this stuff it's quite interesting. So I am curious how many of you incorporate techniques like that in your shooting? might be different for you because I'm using a manual focus camera, but I just stop down and put the end mark for the aperture I'm using on the depth of field scale a teensy bit past infinity.
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Well, I finally got some of the 35mm slides I took last September scanned and processed. I really want to shoot some more Velvia. Cupressus Sargentii by atomicthumbs, on Flickr (I may have overdone the contrast a little on this)  Cleaved by atomicthumbs, on Flickr  Lichenometry by atomicthumbs, on Flickr I guess these are kinda small-scale landscapes. Do they count? I dunno
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Dread Head posted:This is rad.
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This thread has been on fire lately. Excellent stuff, atomicthumbs. dead man's cove by scottch, on Flickr
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scottch posted:This thread has been on fire lately. Excellent stuff, atomicthumbs. thankee! I like the water in yours 
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atomicthumbs posted:Well, I finally got some of the 35mm slides I took last September scanned and processed. I really want to shoot some more Velvia. Small scale or not, they're all pretty great.
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From a trip to Colorado over the winter; taken at about 12,000 feet.  From Ireland, 2008.   
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atomicthumbs posted:might be different for you because I'm using a manual focus camera, but I just stop down and put the end mark for the aperture I'm using on the depth of field scale a teensy bit past infinity. Here's some not so recent stuff I'm pretty sure I haven't posted in here.      From the kodachrome thread.  
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Some shots from a three day trip to Yosemite about a month ago. The first day was tough shooting conditions; lots of heavy wet snow made it a challenge to keep the lens clean. Had about 15 inches that day. Day two had great clouds, and day three was nothing but sun. Here's a few from day one.    The rest here http://phononphotography.com/p300629364
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That's some great looking snow. Did you get to see any of that weird slush action that the Yosemite creek does? Video of it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V9p4mFEYXc I'd guess you were there at the right time of year?
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I did. The creek under Bridalveil had some frazzle ice formations. I got some interesting shots of it, but I still have to postprocess day two and three.
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I wanna see the shots! It's on my list of things to do someday, visit Yosemite in the winter/spring.
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Dangerous stuff. Looks solid, but is mush. I was setup a good distance, on solid ground. I watched two sets of parents let there 5little kids go wander toward the flowing water.
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I'd be hard pressed to name a national park that looks better in the winter.  It seriously looks like a splendid place to hang out (though my mother insists Yellowstone is quite nice too, I've never had the opportunity to go there in the winter).
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I am fairly new to photography and my new camera. I'm not really a huge HDR guy, but I was messing around with the RAW version of this picture and I think this came out pretty well. I need to learn the basics of touching up landscapes in lightroom/photoshop instead of relying on the auto fixes for a lot of things... San Marino - First Tower (Guaita Rocca) by MRBWorth, on Flickr
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I started reading about hyperfocal distancing, then my nose started bleeding and my head hurted real bad and me got dizzy. Seriously though, is there a site that doesn't explain it like you're building a loving nuclear submarine that can also fly into space? I'm not a retard, I promise, I'm just new to photography.
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How about this:quote:... the hyperfocal distance setting ... is simply a fancy term that means the distance setting at any aperture that produces the greatest depth of field. http://www.dofmaster.com/hyperfocal.html
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Yeah, that was the first site that came up in google, but I have a habit of skipping them because so many times they are poo poo. I was looking at Wikipedia where they have a bunch of formulas and poo poo and I went cross eyed. Thanks though, that site is great.
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I'm not really much of a landscape shooter, but I recently visited Mont Saint Michel in France and pretty much had to make a go of it. Untitled by thetzar, on Flickr  Untitled by thetzar, on Flickr  Untitled by thetzar, on Flickr  Untitled by thetzar, on Flickr
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Chappy posted:I started reading about hyperfocal distancing, then my nose started bleeding and my head hurted real bad and me got dizzy. The sharp area of your image has depth to it - it's not infinitely thin. Basically, it's putting infinity at the end of the sharp area instead of the middle (putting it in the middle wastes some of your sharp).
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atomicthumbs posted:The sharp area of your image has depth to it - it's not infinitely thin. Basically, it's putting infinity at the end of the sharp area instead of the middle (putting it in the middle wastes some of your sharp). This is why I should read more (and should have paid more attention in my photo classes years ago). I had wondered for years if that would work properly, and never bothered to research it. Thanks.
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Thought I'd throw my hat into the ring of this thread. I wish I was in a better position to shoot outdoors more. Most of my best efforts were just lucky shots that day. DSC_8035 by MarneusC, on Flickr 18mm end of a 18-135mm That is Lake O'Hara in BC, Canada. I've been playing around with a 1:1 aspect ratio, as I see a lot of people here have done. There seems to be something to it. Did I go overboard on the post-processing?
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Shrinking Universe posted:Thought I'd throw my hat into the ring of this thread. I wish I was in a better position to shoot outdoors more. Most of my best efforts were just lucky shots that day. I think the trees/lake are a bit under exposed, I would try bumping the exposure up in the bottom part of the image, the sky and mountains look good. Dread Head fucked around with this message at 17:28 on Apr 11, 2011 |
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Shrinking Universe posted:Thought I'd throw my hat into the ring of this thread. I wish I was in a better position to shoot outdoors more. Most of my best efforts were just lucky shots that day. I like it. I don't think the scenery have been too overprocessed, but my mind keeps battling if it likes the ground or the sky the best. Cross-posting from the snapshot-thread:  _MG_6236 by azathosk, on Flickr  _MG_6270-Edit by azathosk, on Flickr
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Shrinking Universe posted:Thought I'd throw my hat into the ring of this thread. I wish I was in a better position to shoot outdoors more. Most of my best efforts were just lucky shots that day. God drat, son. I can't compete with that.  UEA Marsh 002 by Gara Von Hoiwkenzoiber, on Flickr  Whitlingham Country Park 004 by Gara Von Hoiwkenzoiber, on Flickr  Law School 003b by Gara Von Hoiwkenzoiber, on Flickr  River Yare 005 by Gara Von Hoiwkenzoiber, on Flickr Ak Gara fucked around with this message at 21:20 on Apr 11, 2011 |
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Dread Head posted:I'm a sucker for long exposure seascapes, and this is no exception. I love the green tones in this shot, although I'd like to see it exposed at with a longer shutter speed.
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