Going to do something different this week. For those new to the Picture This! blog or to photography, this might be confusing. To those who have been following along, I hope this will be easy for you.
I am going to post two photos and I want you to tell me the aperture used and why. I won’t post the comments for a few days.
Nikon Picture Spot near the Sword in the Stone.
Nikon has taken over sponsorship of the Picture Spots found in all of Walt Disney World. How many of you have tried to pull out the sword?
Spires of Cinderella Castle behind rock outcroppings in Tomorrowland.
Rocks are used between Tomorrowland and Fantasyland as transitional landscaping in the Magic Kingdom. I noticed this composition as I was heading back to the Hub.
Leave your educated guesses in a comment using the link below. (Hint: Select the Depth of Field category link)
First one would be 2.8 (zoom) or 1.8 (nifty fifty) as the depth of field is small leaving only the sign in focus.
The second picture is probably an 11 (zoom) or 22 (nifty fifty) as both the rocks in the foreground and the castle are in focus.
Hi Scott. The first picture was taken with a wider aperture maybe an f4 or 5.6 based on the foreground being emphasized while the back ground is slightly blurred. The second picture is focused and clear from top to bottom and front to back, so that one was taken with a smaller aperture say an f22 or f32. Thanks and I like the composition of the second photo. Nicely done. Chris
Hi Scott –
1st photo is with the widest aperture your camera/lens has (f2.4, 3.5, etc.) which when you focus on the near object (Nikon sign) the background is out of focus. Very little/close depth of field.
2nd photo was taken with the smallest aperture on your camera/lens. Items near and far are in focus. Complete depth of field.
– Jeff
looks like 3.5 +or- 1full stop on the Nikon pic and 16 +or- 1 full stop on the rocks pic.
Was I close?
The first picture is with a wide aperture say f/2.8. You can see this by the out of focus background that bring out the subject. The second picture with the rocks and castle in the background use a narrow aperture – say f/16 – to keep the entire picture in focus. Using your aperture is a great way to turn your photos up a notch from just the average snap shot. Thanks for sharing.
I’d guess f1.8 and f5.6?
The first pic was taken with a larger one. Greater depth of field by focusing on the sign and blurring the backgroud. (Good for portaiture or abstract stuff) The second pic has a smaller aperture, which puts more of the image in focus, creating a more shallow or no depth of field. (Good for landscapes or anything where you want more detail in the entire image) Smaller ap = higher #, larger ap = lower number.