Here is an example of where my love for depth of field got me into trouble. We were on the Nebo Loop early in the fall. After I had taken my panoramic shot I looked down the mountain just as the sun was starting to rise above the horizon. I saw this lone aspen and dead tree amongst the dark pine trees. The sun seemed to only catch these two trees. This scene was several hundred yards away. So I shot this picture at 340mm at f/40. I originally wanted to do a five shot HDR and have everything in crisp detail. At f/40 the shutter sped was anywhere from 1/6 of a second to over 3 seconds. There was a slight breeze blowing and as a result all the leaves were completely blurred.

I like the dead tree. It adds interest for me.
I like the dead tree and aspen against the dark pine trees.
I would like to have shot with the lens opened up for a crisp image.

To salvage a photo that I liked I decided to process it using Topaz adjust. I think this type of photo would look great on a canvas.

Let me know what you think, and please tell your friends.
This Saturday I will have a guest blogger on. My friend Jon has been a professional photographer for year. He has stunning work. I look forward to having him share his talents with you on Saturday.

~wr~