Ansel Adams used to tilt the plate is his cameras in order to get his entire photo in focus at once, regardless of the depth of field. Now we all just go to the highest f stop value possible and shoot for the best. Alternatively some with set up with a tripod, and take 10 photos of the same exact scene with different focus points, and blend them all into one picture in photoshop. Others hate the concept and prefer a visual reference to the depth of field with an area clearly in focus and an area that is clearly not. This then begs the question, is focus better long range or up close?I played around with the concept a bit. I took two pictures, one just as far back as possible, and then another on the close foreground. I did this trying to see which style I liked better. Personally I like the foreground in focus, but the other person I asked preferred the shot with the background in focus. so what do you guys think? do you have a preference? Or do you like the Incel Adams "everything in focus" approach?[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]Camera-Specific Properties:Equipment MakeNIKON CORPORATIONCamera ModelNIKON D610Camera SoftwareAdobe Lightroom 7.2 (Windows)Maximum Lens Aperturef/1.7Sensing MethodOne-Chip Color AreaColor Filter Array Pattern850Focal Length (35mm Equiv)50 mmImage-Specific Properties:Horizontal Resolution240 dpiVertical Resolution240 dpiImage Created2024:04:21 14:20:47Exposure Time1/4000 secF-Numberf/4.0Exposure ProgramAperture PriorityISO Speed Rating800Lens Aperturef/4.0Exposure Bias0 EVMetering ModeSpotLight SourceUnknownFlashNo Flash, CompulsoryFocal Length50.00 mmComment452942Color Space InformationsRGBRenderingNormalExposure ModeAutoWhite BalanceManualScene Capture TypeLandscapeGain ControlLow Gain UpContrastNormalSaturationNormalSharpnessNormalSubject Distance RangeUnknown
second shot[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]Camera-Specific Properties:Equipment MakeNIKON CORPORATIONCamera ModelNIKON D610Camera SoftwareAdobe Lightroom 7.2 (Windows)Maximum Lens Aperturef/1.7Sensing MethodOne-Chip Color AreaColor Filter Array Pattern850Focal Length (35mm Equiv)50 mmImage-Specific Properties:Horizontal Resolution240 dpiVertical Resolution240 dpiImage Created2024:04:21 14:21:00Exposure Time1/4000 secF-Numberf/4.0Exposure ProgramAperture PriorityISO Speed Rating640Lens Aperturef/4.0Exposure Bias0 EVMetering ModeSpotLight SourceUnknownFlashNo Flash, CompulsoryFocal Length50.00 mmComment452942Color Space InformationsRGBRenderingNormalExposure ModeAutoWhite BalanceManualScene Capture TypeLandscapeGain ControlLow Gain UpContrastNormalSaturationNormalSharpnessNormalSubject Distance RangeUnknown
#2 except w/o distracting foreground elements ruining otherwise ok snap
I like #2 better, but a lot of modern cameras have focus bracketing built in and lightroom makes combining them take like 3 clicks
>>4306391Sounds like you need to get your hands on a monorail camera, so you can play around with tilt, swing, and shift. It really opens up a huge world of possibilities. Photography becomes a lot more technical, but that's not a bad thing.Aaaand just so you know... You can buy backplates that will adapt your digital camera to your view camera! No need to futz around with expensive sheet film.[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]Camera-Specific Properties:Image-Specific Properties:
I recently found some old fotos of almost flat surfaces (posters wrapped around a broad lantern pole) that are ruined because I didnt use the right f stop and now half of the shit is not in focus when there is even the slightest relief, cameratilt or roundess. It seems I have to use at least f/7.1 by default.
>>4306400Where's the fun in that?
>>4306391>>4306392I prefer the second, it feels as if you're actually there under the tree covering peering out at the waterfall. I imagine that's what you were doing while you were there, not looking around at the leaves. I would perhaps selectively darken the foreground a little bit so it's more of a distinct frame (could be tedious), that's the impression the thumbnail gives but then you enlarge it and the effect isn't as strong.While I agree that a shallow depth of field is a crutch to many people it's also a vital tool, it can direct the viewers gaze and make the rest less distracting. Of course you should try and get the best composition you can but sometimes you get what you get. Also our eyes don't have an infinite depth of field so it goes part way to replicating that. Sure if you're looking out onto a landscape there's not much specific you'll be focussing on with other stuff in the foreground and background. But if I hold up something in front of my right now my eyes are focussed on that and my monitor a foot away in the background is out of focus.
>>4306391>but the other person I askedthere was no other person you asked. you're some shutin who is too afraid to talk to people in real life so you're forced to make low effort threads like this, because you've been spending your entire life doing retarded shit like this on plebbit hoping to farm karma, but forgot no such thing exists here
>>4307374Id give him an updoot. At the very least this isn't another gear thread, right?
>>4307374weird projection
>>4307377If you read between the lines he's shilling for tilt-shift lenses or alternatively, bellows
>>4307514No that's just me. I want more people to shoot large format and post it on fgt. I shill it for the love not the money.
>>4307516your snapshits and constant reddit tier comments actually made me never want to shoot 4x5.
>>4307520Your weird obsession with animal rape makes me want to shoot 4x5 dog photos just to make you implode with seethe.
>>4307521He's obsessed with reddit as well! Lol!
>>4307521Look at what is achievable using a 4x5 camera! Isn't this simply remarkable?[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]Camera-Specific Properties:Camera ModelPerfection V800Equipment MakeEPSONCamera SoftwareAdobe Lightroom 9.2.2 (Android)Image-Specific Properties:Image Width10392Image Height13184Image OrientationTop, Left-HandImage Created2024:04:10 07:36:59Color Space InformationsRGBLight SourceUnknown
>>4307372Thanks man I appreciate the feedback
>>4307374Go be a gay faggot somewhere else
>>4306392go to f8, don't need to make the foreground that blurry, it gets distracting then
>>4306391both shots are shit but the first one is WAY BETTER than the second one.second shot with everything in focus is too busy especially in your case where every fucking thing in the image is the same color, same shape and all bunched up together. only an artless retard would prefer the second shot over the first one
>>4307806Yeah, because blurring the only interesting thing in the scene is "art"
>>4306402For me it’s the Cambo Actus.[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]Camera-Specific Properties:Image-Specific Properties:Image OrientationTop, Left-HandHorizontal Resolution144 dpiVertical Resolution144 dpiColor Space InformationsRGBImage Width1359Image Height1573
>>4306391>>4306392It's just not a good photoYou should buy the 24-120 f4 vr for landscape photography in busy areas like woodlands, where it's sometimes impossible to zoom with your feet
>>4310621BASED. Is it worth slapping a dslr on the back of a view camera? The mounting backs are kinda pricey.
