Photograph and Camera talk

[pechelman]

what camera were you using and what did you focus on?
It does appear that the focus is locked onto the graffiti wall and you're standing just in front of what's "critically sharp"

[Jcaz6996]

Using a Canon EOS R with a Sigma 18-35mm lens.
My son took the photos, maybe never focused on me then?

What about the walking shot, isn’t that just point and shoot ? How would you put a moving subject in focus?

[pechelman]

Thanks, that helps. That's a pretty nice setup and should definitely be resolving you sharper when focused on you.

Depending on how focus was set or acquired using AF, it may have just locked on to the highest contrast area right behind you. I'd have expected if AF was used it would track to you once you moved away from the wall, but that doesnt always happen.

As for walking and focus, I'm not familiar enough with that camera, but would suspect there's an Autofocus face tracking mode that could keep you tack sharp. Otherwise there's the old adage of "F8 and be there" where your son could stop down the lens a bit more, to say F5.6 or F8, focus on that crosswalk stripe, and then you'd be plenty sharp just due to the depth of field at 18-35mm.

more than that I'd have to dig into the camera manual to help out on exact settings

[Jett129]

@Jcaz6996 If the picture is still on the memory card in the camera,you can pull up the image and click on info and it might be able to show you which focusing points were used or at the very least what the settings were in play.

[Jcaz6996]

@pechelman think you may have solved it AF wasn’t used it was on MF maybe my son never had that set correctly . I should have thought about AF with both types of shots there is a face tracking option…. Crap ..
Thanks again mate

[weftyarn]

@Jcaz6996 Funny story on this. We had so many missed AF shots when handing the camera to random people on vacations that I at some point deliberately switched to MF and told them „just stay here don’t move an inch and push the dang button“. I prefocus manually and just hand over the cam. 100% success rate thus far

Works especially well with „moving shots“ just walk into the shot along the prefocused „line of sharpness“

[weftyarn]

@J-IV hot dang I love the B&W tree shot! Beautiful…

[weftyarn]

The magic Fuji 90/f2

[pechelman]

@weftyarn said in Photograph and Camera talk:

The magic Fuji 90/f2

and the magic of fuji colors

[Jett129]

Was shooting surfers back in August when I noticed a photographer to my left,saw her reflection in the water and thought maybe I can do something with this. Didn’t think this is what it would ever be at the time. Her shorts are pretty close to that color.

[Jett129]

Another leftover surfing shot.

[Jett129]

Another one,same day.

[weftyarn]

(Way too) loooong time no post

Borrowed the mighty Fuji 50mm 1.0 from @don_pipone which is absolutely magic with that 1.0 aperture

The sheer size of this bad boy is a bit intimidating but still i attempted some street photography with it

[Jett129]

Really wonderful. The escalator shot,the people on the train,the bottle,and you’re right it’s been way too long since you’ve posted. Thanks!

[weftyarn]

much appreciated as always @Jett129

[Jett129]

Things were definitely “Looking Up” today at the Jersey Shore Eclipse Viewing Party.

[Jett129]

A bunch more from today's festivities.

[Jett129]

Pure joy!

[SKT]

Some great shots @Jett129

[Jett129]

@SKT Thank you. It was nice that everyone was so enthralled with the eclipse that they were oblivious to me. I’m not usually comfortable doing this kind of photography.