NZPhotographer Issue 21, July 2019

DOF
Shallow depth of field is another great choice you
made as it makes the mushroom pop out instead
of getting lost in the leaves and grass. However,
your DOF is a bit too narrow and your subject is not
completely focused because of that.
It’s not a big deal - being able to properly produce
a shot with the right depth of field is very hard and
getting such narrow DOF right requires a lot of
practice. I’m not sure if you used manual or auto
focus and whether you used the viewfinder or screen
when capturing the scene, but here’s a tip - when
you’re trying to achieve very narrow depth of field
(where everything in front and behind the subject is
blurred) always use manual focus and always adjust
it when looking through the viewfinder instead of
screen. Camera screens will often miss some blurriness
which will be seen when the photo is looked at on a
bigger screen later.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Overall, this is a very good photo considering the difficult setting and I really love your creative approach
to the subject.
50 NZPhotographer