Old Friends

[goosfrabaa]

My converse have served me well, and still do. Here is my tribute to them.

Not really just bored and practicing bw conversion in gimp? how did I do? I'm looking for any tips on bw conversion technique and composition.

http://img.aminus2.com/image/g0019/u00018220/i00724769/e5ffeb1b2c2d1e09e6033ca34aaca574_large.jpg

[Robert_Lay]

This is a close call!
There is good Depth of Field here, but not as good as I would hope for. I think with more attention to hyperfocal distance it could be better. As it is, the toes are not as sharp as needed. They are occupying a large percentage of the image area and they are bright - so they deserve to be sharp for those and other reasons. I think the focus is around the middle shoelaces and should be a little closer.

Very good composition and very good exposure.

Very nice!

[goosfrabaa]

This is a close call!
There is good Depth of Field here, but not as good as I would hope for. I think with more attention to hyperfocal distance it could be better. As it is, the toes are not as sharp as needed. They are occupying a large percentage of the image area and they are bright - so they deserve to be sharp for those and other reasons. I think the focus is around the middle shoelaces and should be a little closer.

Very good composition and very good exposure.

Very nice!
Thanks! I guess that means I took care of bw conversion relatively well

As far as the toes go, I noticed that but didn't have time to go back and reshoot it before going to sleep. I used f2.8, would bumping it up to f3 or f4 solve my problem? Even higher? Or should I just aim the focus better?

[SJC from VT]

I like the shot, but I do agree with Robert about the toes being out of focus. The b&w conversion was well done. No harm in trying several differant f-stops to get the whole shoe in focus.

[goosfrabaa]

I like the shot, but I do agree with Robert about the toes being out of focus. The b&w conversion was well done. No harm in trying several differant f-stops to get the whole shoe in focus.
The trouble now is getting them back in the perfect position for the shot.

[Robert_Lay]

Thanks! I guess that means I took care of bw conversion relatively well

As far as the toes go, I noticed that but didn't have time to go back and reshoot it before going to sleep. I used f2.8, would bumping it up to f3 or f4 solve my problem? Even higher? Or should I just aim the focus better?

You are going to run into the "hyperfocal distance" a lot in photography, so you might as well get familiar with it now.

Given a particular camera (defines a circle of confusion) and given a specific f-stop or aperture setting and focal length of lens, there will be a specific value of hyperfocal distance defined. That distance will be the distance at which you should focus in order to have everything sharp from a certain near distance all the way out to infinity.

In other words, you get the best bang for the buck in terms of range of sharpness.

To get more details visit www.dofmaster.com

Also, the answer to your question is no - none of those things alone will provide the best solution to your problem, but you are getting close. One aspect of DOF is that, in general, stopping down does increase dof. However, there is more to it than that, and you should study over the principles at the referenced web site.

[Cowboymitch]

Nice photo, I think Bob summed it all up with his last post. Get familiar with hyperfocal disance because it is something that you will run into. Once you start to understand it you will be able to get everything into focus. As for your B&W you did a good job, no complaints by me.

Nice pair of old friends as well. I have a pair that I wear to every sporting event I shoot, and I've had them for years. Stil love them as much as I did they day I got them.