Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus

The instructions are:  For this challenge, get out there and take a picture demonstrating the concept of focus. Depending on your skill level or type of camera, tinker with the manual settings, use the auto focus feature, or play around with an app. Some ideas:

• Snap a photo of something or someone in focus, against a blurred background.
• Share a panorama or landscape in sharp focus, in which you can see details far away.
• Use a camera app to force focus (or blur) in an experimental way.
• Take multiple photos of the same scene or subject using different aperture settings and publishing the results.

IN A NEW POST CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS CHALLENGE, SHARE A PHOTO DEMONSTRATING THE CONCEPT OF FOCUS.

F stop 4.8 – background out of focus

F stop 10 – background somewhat in focus

F stop 20 – background sharper

I prefer the background fairly blurred because the seed head stands out well. I was fairly close, so I think I would have had to step back to get the background totally sharp and in focus.

F stop 4.8

F stop 10

F stop 20

I kind of like the middle one the best. The background is more interesting but still blurred enough that the lily stands out clearly.

This has been an interesting challenge. I enjoy taking this sort of picture with a sharp subject against a blurred background. It’s good for me to study this more so I”m clear on how to get the effect I want. I remember it by – bigger number on the F stop = more stuff in focus.

I’m also glad to be back in Panama. I went for a walk in our woods planning to photograph the heliconias, and found these other things I liked even better. Apologies for the banner photo to anyone who isn’t into spiders. When I disturbed the web of this one it landed on a leaf, and it was too interesting and beautiful to pass up!

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