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Against The Wind

Posted by Persian King (Tehran, Iran) on 1 October 2007 in Plants & 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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Comments (18)

e. from Washington DC, United States

This is really cool. I really like how everything in the background is blurred.

1 Oct 2007 1:13am

@e.: Thanks

Hamid from Tehran, Iran

very clear focus. I can see the spider web.

1 Oct 2007 2:38am

@Hamid: I tried

Quintino from Joane, Portugal

Amir, what a great catch. You, you... are an artist!

1 Oct 2007 3:58am

@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 8:55am

@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 10:35am

@Gary: Thanks for stopping by

Mingo from Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain

Bonita imagen. Saludos!

1 Oct 2007 12:02pm

@Mingo: Thanks

Silvia from Steyr, Austria

wunderschön!!

1 Oct 2007 12:31pm

@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 1:29pm

@Viewfinder: That's right

Stan Pulsar from Strasbourg, France

This is indeed a very nice DoF !

1 Oct 2007 1:51pm

@Stan Pulsar: Thanks

Maysam from Tehran, Iran

very nice amir

1 Oct 2007 3:09pm

@Maysam: Thanks

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

I love the little cobwebs you've captured this beautifully :)

1 Oct 2007 4:13pm

@MaryB: I did not realize it till after I uploaded it here.

rem_la from villiers, France

superbe

1 Oct 2007 4:34pm

@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 5:01pm

@Rebecca: The whole point is to preserve the moment, camera is a tool. Thanks again.

Lost Valley View from Kamloops, Canada

Such fine fine detail. Looks lovely!!

1 Oct 2007 5:04pm

@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 6:29pm

@lissa: Hope to see you work soon