focal length: 70 mm
shutter speed: 1/125
aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 200
flash: none
It was pouring buckets on the second day we were in Quebec City, so we decided to go for a drive in the city outskirts. It was so beautiful driving along the older neighbourhoods of St. Anne. While stopped at an information kiosk, I looked at the window and admired the lovely blue hues enhanced by the cloudy skies and took a shot of the water drops. I shot wide open, of course, as is my habit. Due to the close range, the depth of field was too shallow to make out any drops so I stopped down my aperture to f/6.3, which resulted in a more pleasing image.
How about you? Have you “stopped down” recently to see something in a different light?
Laura is a Vancouver wedding and portrait photographer. Visit laurahana.com.
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Lu
Nov 10, 2008 at 5:52 am
Good heavens, YES! I used to shoot most of my portraits wide open until I started looking at them full sized. I was so disappointed to have missed a great shot because only a small portion of the image was in focus. Now, I only shoot my artsy everyday items and fruits wide open. Portraits…I stop down and try to find the sweet spot of my lenses. It has made all the difference in bringing things into focus.