The above image of mine sent me on a quest for information and in search of a process for better images. I want crisp, clean images. This weekend I experimented with lenses and cameras and shot several onion images, then compared the results.
What surfaced is: prime lenses are the best for sharpness. An old lens (105mm) performed better than my new 105mm macro lens, however the problem with the old lens is having to focus manually. The above image was taken with an AF-S Micro Nikkor 105mm 2.8 VR lens.
Suggestion: Check out your lenses to see which lenses give you the best results knowing landscapes require different lenses than a still life, or portraits.
Review your images and strive to be better.
Testing link back to main creativity page.
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Those are both wonderful shots and interesting post with great ideas. Happy Holidays to you and yours.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos, Elizabeth, and helpful commentary - have been struggling with sharpness myself, still am. Btw, congrats on the photo of the month selection by Aileni.
ReplyDeleteInteresting approach to the onion - it is an elegant onion! Yes, very helpful comments. I am glad you found me again - I had to start over due to the 'phishing' problem.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment on my site!I appreciate it really.
ReplyDeleteI am an old woman - grandmother of 6 grandchildren and my main purpose is to make photobooks to them :))
My blog photos try to tell something about conditions here in the northern country and near the Russian border.Their quality is all over the place, which I can see very clearly as my English too :)
But people are so kind and understanding.
I wish you very happy weekend!
Nice work, Elisabeth. Yes, it's very helpful to go back and review your work. I often cringe when I do that, though. :)
ReplyDeleteYour blog is full of beautiful picktures. It gives me lots of inspiration and motivation to watch your work.
ReplyDeletetrying out new lenses is always fun! But I have to control myself cause I want them all :) These are neat compositions!
ReplyDeleteZoom lenses always perform worse than non-zoom lenses; the optics are simply more limited. The other problem with zooms is that so many people think that zooming in and out is the same thing as composing a photo! There's a lot to be said for primes like your 105mm, both in terms of sharpness, and because they force you to think more about what you're shooting.
ReplyDeletelove the onion...such a creative shot!
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