Tree sap

[charlotte964]

What do you think?

[daq7]

Little to blurry to be satisfying. The part that is in sharp focus is a bit too small to command attention.

[charlotte964]

I see your point. I blurred the edges to try and bring attention to the center where the sap was bubbling. Sometimes I supposed we overdo the pictures and they end up like this. Let me work on it again and see if I can't improve it. Thanks for the feedback !

[devkumar]

Could you describe the camera, lens and settings (ISO, aperture, shutter) used? Thanks.

[charlotte964]

I used my old Canon SX 120. I had it set on the P mode. I just got a Canon SX130 IS yesterday so I'm learning everything about it. I'm still learning the best ISO settings, shutter speeds, etc. I'm a very new newbie and that's why I came here. Hoping for help.

[n8]

Do you have a tripod? I think that would really help in cases like this were you don't have to be a split second shot, and it would help you get away with a lower iso to reduce the noise while eliminating any motion blur.

[beardala]

If you know WD-40, a little of that on a dry cloth on a OFF computer. Alchohol might remove the keytop lettering.WD-40 gets that sticky goo from price tags off of plastic.

[charlotte964]

Umm, what does WD40 have to do with the picture?

[jetrim]

Umm, what does WD40 have to do with the picture?

Nothing Charlotte! There were a couple spam links attached to the bottoms of all the posts this guy made. I reported it early this morning and they've been edited out by the Mods :wink5:

As for the shot, I tend to agree with Daq7. the depth of field is a bit too shallow here. It easiest fixed by increasing the aperture ( f/ ) number (the bigger the number, the more of the scene that's in focus)

These are the settings program mode chose for you (it's in the image data - called EXIF):
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/50 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop ƒ/2.8
# ISO Speed Ratings = 160

exposure, aperture (f/stop), & ISO are all relative to each other, so if one changes you must change another(or both) in the opposite direction to compensate.

in this case, I'd try moving the aperture to f/4, shutter speed can stay the same or go faster, and to compensate for the change in f/stop, move the ISO up to 280 or 320

[charlotte964]

Thanks so much for all of the feedback. I'm learning ! As soon as it's not raining, I am going back out for another shot. Hopefully, the next photo will be tons better !