My dog this time... c&c

[julia4480]

ya, but she has her fstop somewhat high (5.6, i think on that lens that might be about as wide open as it goes)... so her DOF is going to be much more narrow. If she has more light available she'd be able to take her fstop down a few stops to an 8 or 11 and her area of focus wont be so shallow.

SO, if I stop down a few, that means I can focus more on something specific like her eyes? So.. more light, more focussed area by stopping down?

meaning you'd be able to get a wider focal range... instead of only being able to focus in on his eye and the rest become blurry you'd be able to focus on his entire face persay, and then the background becomes softer. Dont get confused when i say "stop down a few" that really means a higher number (with aperture its backwards... low number = high fstop... high number is a low fstop).

Understood. Cool. Thank you!

 

[myfotoguy]

What do you mean by picture control?

Your camera has an option that allows you to choose a setting that is tweaked for the scene. more info here:
Nikon Imaging | PICTURE CONTROL SYSTEM

For example, I often use the Landscape mode for, well, landscape. For people and paets I'll often use Portrait.