Shallow Depths Of Field

Learning photography is great.  The techniques will take some practising.  However, the application is really cool when it's understood.  With the following photographs, although the images is somewhat under-exposed, I purposely left it as you now see it.  My focus here is the Depth-of-Field.  Here they are:

Focus on red car

Focus on black car

Focus on silver car

Focus on all 3 cars

...and no!  You can't borrow them.  Only look at them.

Balancing white

I never knew how the custom white balance worked in a camera.  Recently, I learned how to do it.  It's quite remarkable for it yields pretty nice results.  Now I'll know how to use it.  Here is a sample of what I did.

Used the Shadow WhiteBalance

Used Custom WhiteBalance to correct the white wall

Me...revealed.

A new self portrait.  I want to represent myself as a relaxed person.  My shirt is unbuttoned to indicate the state of relaxation.  I am approachable and discuss things over a drink...and food.  At the same time, I'm very serious too.

Looking at Texture

Textures I found around town.  Closing in on things gives another perspective of everyday things in the city.  Sometimes if we look up, the clouds sends us signals.  Droplets of water carry a scene that we can't see when we are too far away.  The animals also communicates with us using their contrasting skin or furs.  Nature beckons our attention with the colours they are created with.  Just that we often neglect these calls.  Our attention are diverted into our busyness.  Let the various forms of texture tranquilize you.

Bird Nest - ISO 100 at 300 mm focal length with f/5.6 and 1/60 shutter speed.  

Zebra at the Toronto Zoo - ISO 100 at 280 mm focal length with f/9 and 1/125 shutter speed.

Flowers of a shrub outside the Film building at York University - ISO 80 at 3.9 mm focal length with f/2.8 and 1/150 shutter speed.

After the rain clouds, which seems to signal more rain on the way - ISO 100 at 3.9 mm focal length with f/2.8 and 1/120 shutter speed.

Droplets for texture - ISO 100 at 3.9 mm focal length with f/2.8 and 1/60 shutter speed.

Textures of Sesame Ice Cream - ISO 1600 at 50 mm focal length with f/5.6 and 1/40 shutter speed.

Textures on Cloud Nine - ISO 100 at 29 mm focal length with f/22 and 1/160 shutter speed.

Strawberries homework that O ate - ISO 800 at 55 mm focal length with f/5.6 and 1/8 shutter speed.

Droplets after the rain of reeves - ISO 100 at 55 mm focal length with f/6.3 and 1/40 shutter speed.

Toronto Zoo imitating a forest - ISO 100 at 18 mm focal length with f/3.5 and 1/100 shutter speed.

Water texture on the Penguin display - ISO 100 at 95mm focal length with f/11 and 1/400 shutter speed.