Persian King
Against The Wind
Posted by Amir (Tehran, Iran) on 1 October 2007 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.
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People always complain about small point and shoot cameras that are unable to blur the background like their DSLR cousins. But as you see in this image, with little bit of effort the same result can be achieved using those little cameras with their nail-size sensors.
The secret is small F-stop and long focal length, try it.
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e. from Washington DC, United States
This is really cool. I really like how everything in the background is blurred.
1 Oct 2007 6:13am
@e.: Thanks
@Hamid: I tried
Quintino from Joane, Portugal
Amir, what a great catch. You, you... are an artist!
1 Oct 2007 8:58am
@Quintino: You are way too kind
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
Of course, that depends to what extent you have control over f-stop and shutter speed. With my present little P&S I can only control these settings indirectly, via various program modes. The biggest difference between my DSLR and the more expensive P&S I used to have --and passed along to my son-- is speed (I could set aperture and shutter speed in any combination, manually, and with aperture or shutter priority). I missed a lot of shots waiting for the camera to react. My D80 will take 10 MB raw photos at 3 fps, but more importantly, it comes on instantly and takes that first shot instantly. But I believe there are P&S cameras out there that are pretty fast and also save raw files, so when you compare similarly priced cameras, perhaps there aren't so many differences.
1 Oct 2007 1:55pm
@Twelvebit: You are absolutely right but most people don't know that.
Gary from Perth, Australia
Great shot. Something is parasitizing that lower clump of ears. Very earthy image. And yes, the power and shoot lag is vastly better on an SLR.
1 Oct 2007 3:35pm
@Gary: Thanks for stopping by
@Mingo: Thanks
@Silvia: Thanks
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
Very nice work from a point'n'shoot; they do take some mighty nice shots when you handle 'em right.
1 Oct 2007 6:29pm
@Viewfinder: That's right
@Stan Pulsar: Thanks
@Maysam: Thanks
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
I love the little cobwebs you've captured this beautifully :)
1 Oct 2007 9:13pm
@MaryB: I did not realize it till after I uploaded it here.
@rem_la: Thanks dear
Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom
Wow, you’ve definitely nailed it here, Amir. This is a masterly piece!! Love that amazingly delicate spider’s web (whether you realised it or not! :) ) and the texture of the heads of grain you’ve managed to capture so clearly against this background, and without any fancy equipment! I must say such photography feels most authentic to me.
1 Oct 2007 10:01pm
@Rebecca: The whole point is to preserve the moment, camera is a tool. Thanks again.
@Lost Valley View: Thanks my friend.
lissa from New York, United States
Wonderful shot. It's so simple. It's true it's harder to get depth of field with a regular digital camera but you've done it. Definitely going to try this tip. Thanks!
1 Oct 2007 11:29pm
@lissa: Hope to see you work soon
@Daroru: Yep
Wolfgang Prigge from Canada
Good point! I use the portrait program with maximum zoom to get the same result.
2 Oct 2007 1:31am
@Wolfgang Prigge: You mean post process?
@Josh: Thanks
Canon PowerShot A640
1/320 second
F/4.1
ISO 80
30 mm