Originally posted by K2 to K50 If you do not have a manual for your K100D, you can download a copy from:
Pentax K100D - Downloads - RICOH IMAGING EUROPE S.A.S
This will be a PDF file. You can read it on your computer, or even search for specific subjects in the manual by using Ctrl/F on your keyboard
Thank you K2 to K50 I do have a manual.......I read it over and over and the pages are falling out already, but until i learn the meaning of certain terms / words I would rather have someone show me the ropes. So waiting for my daughter to visit who has done numerous photography courses to explain. In the meantime I shoot and hope for the best! HOWEVER, still want help from this forum.........because you guys have so much more experience.
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Originally posted by DeadJohn I like the composition, color, and use of empty space.
Lack of sharpness is an issue. All the important parts look soft. Was this handheld and autofocus? You might need to adjust fine focus in the camera menu (assuming the K100D has that feature) if autofocus consistently misses focus, or use manual focus. Consider a tripod if the location allows.
EXIF says f5.6. Consider stopping down to get more sharpness and depth of field. Try f8 or f11. You can even try f16, but you may notice increased depth of field but reduced sharpness due to diffraction. Reduced aperture will force a slower shutter speed (and more risk of wind moving the flowers) or higher ISO (and more noise, but with your brightly lit subject and black background the noise shouldn't become an issue).
Dear John.........Than you for your impute. You know Its beginning to make sense. Yesturday I tried and got a better shot. Will shortly load some more images.
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Originally posted by MossyRocks Setting aside the missed focus, it looks back focused to me, I generally like this image and a reshoot would have some potential for a really nice image. In looking at the EXIF I probably would have stepped back some and zoomed in a bit more since you were at 28mm as you may have been at or near the minimum focusing distance when shooting and framing this at 28mm. As others have mentioned I would have upped the f-stop to f/8 or maybe even f/16 to get some more depth (I struggle with doing this). Also the EXIF says that the flash was used which can give that nice effect of a black background which works here. Since it was the popup flash and you were fairly close I would have dropped the ISO to 100 from 800 and let the flash go full power. I do like the flash and linger method as it gives a nice sharp image and the linger will take away a good amount of the harshness if done long enough so I maybe would have done 1/20s shutter speed and leaned on the image stabilization to keep the darker things steady. The only other thing I would change is putting the flower further up in the frame as it just seems like there is too much black at the top.
Hello MossyRocks. Thank you for the info. I hear you, but what does back focus mean and how does that come about. Yes I think I was too close to the flower and I had it on auto focus. Now getting better shots with manual focus. So if I'm dropping the ISO to 100 from 800 what does that mean and does the flash automatically go to full power? Please don't think me stupid, just not trained.....As much as I read the manual its seems to be written for people who know the ins and outs of a camera. Really I'm still a babe in the woods. But I can hear you say.....Oh darn it