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21-NOV-2002 Paul Wilsbach

Starbuck Dreams
by pablo

Atlanta, Georgia USA

I decided to reshoot this one with increased DOF as my objective,
Whattayathink????
HOW I GOT THE D.O.F. SO DEEP here

Sony DSC-F707
1/20s f/8.0 at 10.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time21-Nov-2002 12:48:11
MakeSony
ModelCybershot
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length10 mm
Exposure Time1/20 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balanceincandescent (3)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Qualitynormal (2)
Exposure Programmanual (1)
Focus Distance

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Sony Forums Challenges22-Nov-2002 09:42
Ok, you had me fooled... but only for a short while! :-) A little studying shows this is a two part (maybe three part ?) image. Shot front, shot back part, nicely fused together.
No matter... the image is excellent no matter how you did it Paul! Mark J
W.C. VandenBerg22-Nov-2002 06:11
This is much improved over the first image! Congratulations!
Sony Forums Challenges22-Nov-2002 02:13
Paul... the image is PERFECT!!!!! Perfect DOF, perfect composition, perfect background and I'm glad you went the extra mile to re-shoot the image increasing the DOF! Mark J
IMO one of the best in the gallery :-)
Sony Forums Challenges21-Nov-2002 16:55
Copied and pasted from former image:
Incredible shot; excellent composition and love the way the beans are flowing like water towards the viewer. ........................... Vikas
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From: Sony Talk Forum Date: 18-Nov-2002 10:03
Great composition - i like the way the beans are flowing into the immage. The DOF is OK to me, but I think the left most bean in lower part is too close to the immage edge. But still this is the elligible shot I like most in this galery. bezucho
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From: Sony Talk Forum Date: 17-Nov-2002 06:01
Very rich looking, and I like the flowing bean stream, very pleasing. - Shay
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From: Sony Talk Forum Date: 16-Nov-2002 21:55
Fantastic shot, Pablo! I disagree about the DOF, if the first bean was in perfect focus, very little of the rest would be. You have just so much DOF to work with at f-8 The eye is drawn into the center of the display, as I think it should be, allowing the photo to flow furthur into the background.
Sometimes rules can be thrown out in deference to "art"
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From: Mark J. Date: 16-Nov-2002 20:13
Either that or "clone out" the first five beans! :-)
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From: Mark J. Date: 16-Nov-2002 20:11
Very nicely composed Pablo! If you ever re-shoot this one, you might see if you can extend the DOF so the very foreground is in sharp view. In shots like this, the very foreground is the most important since it's the first place the eye is fixed with this kind of composition. Better to have the DOF trail off at teh far end. :-) Mark J