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[–] [email protected] 39 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 27 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Woah, from the thumbnail, I thought it was The Beatles compilation album '1'.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Ah thank you, it was familiar to me and I wasn’t sure why.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Was unaware of this album and the art.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

First thing I thought of too, glad it wasn't just me!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago

Love the contrast. Great pic! ✨

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Is this a textured medium or is it just that detailed?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The wall and the pipe were textured. Just made it pop.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

How were you able to achieve both parts of the photo being in focus? I’m trying to become a better photographer and move away from a “wide open is the best aperture” mindset.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

The wall and the post weren't too far apart, and I stood back enough to be able to play with the zoom and focused mainly on the post.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

You'll learn pretty quickly how just aperture affects a photo, in how much depth of field you have. The part that's more nuanced is figuring how zoom plays into that as well. Zoom also compresses the depth in a shot, so to speak. The most extreme version you'll see is towns with mountains towering above them that seem like they're in the back yard, but there's really a ton of distance. It just looks almost flat because the photographer is using a really long lens.

There are apps/calculators that will give you the depth of field for any given focal length and aperture, but I found it to be a lot of trial and error when learning how the various settings work together.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

You could've said it's a painting and I'd believe you

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Looks like a solid piece of artwork.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Thanks I was too lazy to actually look up it's specific name.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No sweat, I don't expect anyone to know something like that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I have a 2 year old who is obsessed with them. She loved the picture. We have to take a picture with one every time we go to the store.

My dad is a civil engineer though, so we're not a good test case.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I hope you don't mind, but I've cross posted it to abstract photography

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Yep, a link to the original post and your user details

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Concrete evidence.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Bahdah Ba Ba Ba. I'm Lovin' It.