Creek and Skyline....

[daylebo5]

well i've been reading some tutorials on DPS and decided to go out and take some shots...
i've taken the below shot with moi Canon Powershot A710IS in manual mode with following settings
shutter speed 2sec
aperture f2.8
ISO 100
Please give your comments on the shot and maybe how i could have improved it...
thanks...

[matthewchj]

Increase your aperture waaaaaay more... something like f/22. f/2.8 will give you too shallow a depth-of-field for landscapes like these.

[underexposed]

Originally Posted by matthewchj

Increase your aperture waaaaaay more... something like f/22. f/2.8 will give you too shallow a depth-of-field for landscapes like these.

Remember, he shot it with a Powershot. These cameras' f-stop don't really go as far as F22. According to DPReview, it's limited to F4.8.

[matthewchj]

Originally Posted by underexposed

Remember, he shot it with a Powershot. These cameras' f-stop don't really go as far as F22. According to DPReview, it's limited to F4.8.

Oh, sorry. I'm not very familiar with P&S cameras. Too used to my DSLR
But at any rate, the apertures on P&Ss when converted to 35mm equivalent, are much higher I believe.

An aperture of f/2.8 (on a P&S camera) is equivalent to an aperture opening of f/11 on an SLR camera! And, when you're at f/4, you're able to record a depth of field equivalent to f/16.

Above quote taken from Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson

[underexposed]

Originally Posted by matthewchj

Oh, sorry. I'm not very familiar with P&S cameras. Too used to my DSLR

I hope to say that to a newbie someday.

But at any rate, the apertures on P&Ss when converted to 35mm equivalent, are much higher I believe.

Thanks, I did not know that. I should have realised that when I learnt that the focal length "differ" between the two formats.

[daylebo5]

thanks for the comments guys...
the fstop on the cam ranges from f/2.8 - f/8 in wide and f/4.8 - f/8.

i'll increase the aperture and try taking the shot again and see how it comes out...

An aperture of f/2.8 (on a P&S camera) is equivalent to an aperture opening of f/11 on an SLR camera! And, when you're at f/4, you're able to record a depth of field equivalent to f/16.

i never knew this .. thanks..

[Murtasma]

F8 will get you much better results. Compostion wise tho I think it's very good you just needed more depth of field that's all!