"Shallow Depth of Field" Mar. 18 - April 1 '09

[Saralonde]

Continuing on with some basics in photography, this week's subject is "Shallow Depth of Field". If you're still unsure of what this entails, be sure to read some of these posts in the DPS blog.
This is the one I tried:


As always, the rules...Please note the change in closing time.

1. Your image you submit should be taken between the 18th of March and the 1st of April. Each week as an assignment closes on the Wednesday, it will be AUTOMATICALLY deemed *CLOSED* after 8am GMT ( 3am EST) and any posts after that time will not be eligible for the assignment competition.

2. Your post must include "Assignment: Shallow Depth of Field" (to show your permission to count it for the contest) and the date the picture was taken (to show that it is a valid entry).

3. EXIF data should be intact. It helps if you can include the main points (including camera, lens, date taken, ISO, shutter speed and aperture) in the text of your message.

4. Only one entry per member (if you can't restrain yourself until the end of the first week you can post two or three separate pictures but your entry should be in a separate post and the only marked with the text above).

5. Remember the cross-site image size limit (800px on the longest side).

6. If the image does not exist in post at the end of the contest, it is disqualified. If you modify anything on flickr and re-save the image then the link is broken and the message needs edited to link the picture again before it will be included in the contest.
For everyone, please do not repeat other people's photos by quoting them until the contest is over. If you want to comment on or discuss an entry you can use a link to it (or just delete the picture from the quoted text).

7. If you are looking for the winners of the mini-contest, please check the front page of the DPS blog Saturday late afternoon (EST) and here.

Next week, let's see some creative interpretations of the theme "Wisdom".

[Bobby'sWorld]

Chuck, singular



As always comments and criticisms are welcomed.

EXIF DATA:

Date Taken: March 20th, 2009
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off

[Easel]

Camera: Nikon D90
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1250)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 22 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Taken on March 24, 2009

This was taken from the top floor of a parking garage. The original image was entirely in focus. So I used photoshop in an attempt to create a shallow depth of field and to try for that tilt-shift model type effect.

[lisa]

Assignment: shallow depth of field



Exif:
Taken on: 25.03.09
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon 50mm f/1.8
Exposure:1/250
F stop: f/2.8
Iso Speed: 250
Exposure Bias: -3 step
Flash: No flash
Metering Mode: Spot

[docjfnoel]

I took this picture today (march 25th). It was for the previous assignment (Vivid) but I just realize that I'm too late...

But it happens that my pic did have a "shallow depth of field" so I'm posting it for this assignment!



Exif:
Caméra: Nikon D300
Exposition: 0,008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/1.6
Longueur focale: 50 mm
Exposition: 0.00
Vitesse ISO: 250
Détection du degré d'exposition: 0 EV
Flash: No Flash

[WildRain]

Swamp Stocks



Olympus FE-3110, iso125, 1/25s @ 3.3, 6.2mm focal length dtd MArch 24, 2009

[IglooFu]

Camera: Nikon D300
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperture: f/1.8
Focal Length: 50 mm
Exposure: 0.00
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: -1/3 EV
Flash: No Flash

[aaparton]

Tree Swirl
Camera: Canon PowerShot A590 IS
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1250)
Aperture: f/2.6
Focal Length: 5.8 mm
ISO Speed: 80
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off

[Barry Chuckle]

[QUOTE=lisa;444278]Assignment: shallow depth of field

Great Shot!!

[DSImages]

but... I wish i could enter this one.....



NIKON D40
Focal length55 mm
Max lens aperturef/5.7
Exposure1/40 at f/5.6
FlashNot fired
Exposure bias-2/3 EV
ISO 200