Tips on Focus

[mac 2005]

How could I have kept both the statuette and flower in the focus? I took this picture with my Nikon D70, stock Nikor lens, automatic setting.

The bloom was probably 2 inches in front of the statuette.

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[.JahJahwarrior.]

That's called your depth of field. For greater depth of field, use a higher aperture number. This will mean less light getting to the sensor, so you'll have to use a slower shutter speed, a higher ISO or find a way to get more light in there.

And it's not always possible to get everything you want in focus.

 

[TimJim]

Find your recommended shutter speed (see what number pops up when you focus in Auto/Progam) then go into manuel, increase the aperture, and lower the shutter speed, and maybe a higher ISO.

 

[panoz7]

The bloom was probably 2 inches in front of the statuette.

And how far was the camera from the flower? Try backing up some and zooming in instead of shooting up close. The ratio between the cameras distance from the flower and the flower's distance from the statue is just as important in determining depth of field as the aperture.

 

[Abstract]

Haha, I was going to suggest the opposite.

Use the shortest focal length you have (say 18 mm), set your aperture to f/8 or f/10, and focus to a point between them. I mean, if the distance between the flowers and statue is 2", then focus on the statue, lean backwards 1", and shoot.

 

[HomeingPigeon]

You would have needed to change your f/stop. That controls your dof (depth of field).