Wood

[Rob MacKillop]

Wood Post 1 by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


Wood Post 3 by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


Wood Post 4 by RobMacKillop, on Flickr

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[Rob MacKillop]

I'm going to go back to these posts with a tripod, and go for the f.16, the highest f-stop on the Merrill. Maybe lug the Mamiya RB67 along, for f.45...

 

[Rob MacKillop]

And a b&w crop

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Wood Post 3_bwcrop by RobMacKillop, on Flickr

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Rob my eyes go more to the first of the three , lots of interest there.
f16 For more depth of field?

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

That square crop works as well. Superb

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Well, it's in response to what Jerry @Jerry Robillard was talking about the other day, with Weston, Adams, etc, going for the big f-stops, so that everything is in focus. I just want to see what difference that would make to these images. These were at the other end of the scale, f2.8. When I went above f.5.6 I started getting visible camera shake. So a tripod is required before going further. Doubt if I'll get time before the weekend.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Well, it's in response to what Jerry @Jerry Robillard was talking about the other day, with Weston, Adams, etc, going for the big f-stops, so that everything is in focus. I just want to see what difference that would make to these images. These were at the other end of the scale, f2.8. When I went above f.5.6 I started getting visible camera shake. So a tripod is required before going further. Doubt if I'll get time before the weekend.

I wonder being that close if you would be getting significant depth of focus, but I don't know and as you say, best to try it. I always like that idea of going to revisit subjectsin an attempt to inprove on the last time and come back with something with another twist. Best of luck, it is an interesting subject, certainly something I'd stop by.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Cheers, Julian. Well, I might not make it all the way to f.45!

 

[Pete Askew]

I'm with Julian. The first really holds my attention. Don't forget that going for minimum aperture will probably results in some loss of sharpness as diffraction effects come into play. Try f/8 on the Merrill and f/16 - f/22 on the Mamiya.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Yes, Pete, I've noticed quite a difference on the Merrill between even f/2.8 and f/4. While f/6.3 is super sharp.