Monthly theme for June - wide aperture

[dans]

My default aperture is f8, it seems to work best for most of what I take. However there are occasions when I go wider to blur Foregrounds or backgrounds. So how wide I will leave up to you. I guess the main result might be to create blur, but again I will leave that up to you; content and composition can be anything you like.

[peterob]

I'll also generally set F8 and use aperture priority.  I think I've only got two lenses faster than F4, one's not been used for years and the other is a macro. I'll have to trawl through Lightroom and see what I can find.  My first thought "to look" turned out to be taken at F8.   This one surprised me - F5.6 @ 150 mm - as wide open as this lens gets - it is more or less opposite the criterion to lose foreground and background - I was surprised at the compression and progression of focus achieved. Taken in April 2023.

DSCF3541.jpg by Pete, on Flickr

[peterob]

This is more on theme.  I looked at F2.8 for the 70-200 F2.8 and this is F2.8 at 200 mm with the intent to throw out of focus the chain-link fence in the foreground.  Exactly what this is taken through can be seen in the background because the fence there stays, unfortunately in focus.  Dates from 2014. 

Through a mesh fence, thrown out of focus.


BV9R0295.jpg by Pete, on Flickr

[donerundlecams]

F/5 ...... vs .... see the next post 

Cheers,
Jack..

Exposure Time: 1/640
File Source: DSC
Flash: Off, did not fire
FlashPix Version: 1.0
FNumber: 5
Focal Length: 200
Focal Length In 35mm Film: 300
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[donerundlecams]

... F/14


Cheers,

Jack ..

Exposure Time: 1/250
File Source: DSC
Flash: Off, did not fire
FlashPix Version: 1.0
FNumber: 14
Focal Length: 200
Focal Length In 35mm Film: 300
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[peterob]

Another one with 70-200 F2.8 at F2.8 and 200 mm.  Cropped.  I revisited it to show the progression of focus. Unfortunately the subject isn't pin sharp, I obviously "missed" focussing on it by a little bit.  Back in November 2014.  Canon 1D iv. 

BV9R0196-Enhanced-NR.jpg by Pete, on Flickr

[stevewmh]

f2.8

DSCF8143 by Stephen Hayto, on Flickr

[stevewmh]

f 6.4 at 345mm

Penton Hook Resident DSCF9700-2000 by Stephen Hayto, on Flickr

[zx9]

Kos. Head on a stick. by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

[zx9]

Sometimes it has to be taken at a wide aperture, when its very low light and you are using a film camera.

Pool #2 by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

[kate]

ap aperture wide open 4 by Kate Ferris, on Flickr
f/1.7

[Kath]

240531-Daisies by Kath Polley, on Flickr

Current theme for my photo club is Childhood Memories.  I seemed to spend an awful lot of time making daisy chains as a child.  F/4

[Kath]

240531-Bothy LJ Loch Lomond-001 by Kath Polley, on Flickr

This may also feature in my 'documentary' set at the end of this month - taken on board Lomond Queen yesterday as members from three local organisations took a Book Reading Cruise of Loch Lomond.  

[stevewmh]

Guarding the steps to Strawberry Hill House

f 2.8

DSCG7408-1 by Stephen Hayto, on Flickr

[stevewmh]

Taken at night struggling to get enough light f 2.8

Windsor Night FXE11651 by Stephen Hayto, on Flickr