Sweet Springtime Fawn

[ReginaUsh]

Behind our past home was a field that families of deer frequented. The babies are fun to photograph. This one stopped posed and leaped away till she felt she was at a safe distance.

 

[tirediron]

Cute; they seem a bit soft. Were you shooting wide open?

 

[ReginaUsh]

Cute; they seem a bit soft. Were you shooting wide open?

Evidently I have a lot to learn because I am not certain what taking a shot wide open means. I could look it up and I will but it is also why I joined the forum... To learn. I had the camera on manual and MF. As far as all the other settings I am just learning about those so when I took this it was likely on default settings.

 

[qleak]

Evidently I have a lot to learn because I am not certain what taking a shot wide open means. I could look it up and I will but it is also why I joined the forum... To learn. I had the camera on manual and MF. As far as all the other settings I am just learning about those so when I took this it was likely on default settings.

Shooting wide open means that your f-number is as low as possible for that particular lens. In other words the aperture is as far open as possible (wide open).

Since you shot in manual mode and got a decent exposure, I'd wager it's just the terminology that you're missing here

Wide open shooting often results in lower sharpness and always results in a narrower depth of field (at a fixed focal length and focal distance). The narrower depth of field also makes it difficult to focus correctly. Those are the reasons tirediron was guessing it was wide open.

 

[ReginaUsh]

Evidently I have a lot to learn because I am not certain what taking a shot wide open means. I could look it up and I will but it is also why I joined the forum... To learn. I had the camera on manual and MF. As far as all the other settings I am just learning about those so when I took this it was likely on default settings.

Shooting wide open means that your f-number is as low as possible for that particular lens. In other words the aperture is as far open as possible (wide open).

Since you shot in manual mode and got a decent exposure, I'd wager it's just the terminology that you're missing here

Wide open shooting often results in lower sharpness and always results in a narrower depth of field (at a fixed focal length and focal distance). The narrower depth of field also makes it difficult to focus correctly. Those are the reasons tirediron was guessing it was wide open.

Okay I follow, and right it is the language I am not familiar with - give or take. lol I was looking up photography terminology on line after joining this site, yet another subject to master! The f-stop is something I was just recently introduced too. Mostly I am familiar with the ISO, and shutter speed. I know all three compliment each other for a better shot however not enough to manipulate it to get the best possible results. Generally I just get lucky.

 

[goooner]

I normally shoot in Aperture (AV) or shutter priority (TV) with my canon. This way I get to set my Aperture or shutter speed, and the camera takes care of the rest to get the best exposure. When shooting with a longer zoom I normally set my shutter-speed to around 1/400 or 1/640 to make sure I don't have camera shake. When I take landscapes or close ups I use AV because I can then control the DOF.