Oil Painting effect

[sk66]

Originally Posted by Krusty79

With a shutter speed that fast, I don't know why your focus is soft. Did you use a tripod? I'm guessing you didn't. You may have to work on your camera holding technique so you don't accidentally blur your shots.

That's a nice scene, but I think it would help if you had a primary subject.

The mist in the air will cause diffraction of the light resulting in the softness.

[Krusty79]

Originally Posted by sk66

The mist in the air will cause diffraction of the light resulting in the softness.

Even the objects in the foreground? I don't see any mist there. Was it the Picassa editing?

@stevefizz - In your first post, you said you were surprised how this turned out and wanted to know how you did it. In a later post, you said you used the "I'm feeling lucky" tool to get that effect, so I'm not sure what you wanted to know from us. What did you want a critique on?

[sk66]

yeah, even in the foreground...

Ever try to get a pic of fog? It has to be really heavy for the camera to capture what you see...The camera kind of "sees thru" mist and fog but it does affect sharpness.

[stevefizz]

I was probably at least 120 meters from the wall in the foreground which also added to the mix increasing the mists density.

Its making sense now, when you add all the elements together.
Thanks for your help

Just found this shot, thought it might help people understand what is going on here.

I'm not asking you to Critique this one because I know it does not work, well not for me anyway.

The composition and light is all wrong




Exposure Time 10/2000
F Number 7.1
ISO100
Focal Length75mm
Metering ModePattern

Just for reference purposes A similar shot from July, Mid day Sun

[Krusty79]

Originally Posted by sk66

yeah, even in the foreground...

Ever try to get a pic of fog? It has to be really heavy for the camera to capture what you see...The camera kind of "sees thru" mist and fog but it does affect sharpness.

No, I haven't. Another item on the "to do" list. We get some really cool fog that creeps in over the coastal hills from the Pacific Ocean, but I can't decide on a good spot to capture it.