Outdoor Photography : Outdoor Photography: Sunny F16 Rule

[Vic101able]

I don't like video

[eyveneenful]

I tested out some of your advice with my Canon T1i after watching this tutorial, I have a better understanding how these work and how to manipulate them for better outdoor photography. Thank you for this tutorial.....:)

[stewiek]

nooo...not when u wanna throw your background OOF...depth of field doesnt apply here..besides, in a digital world, computer can control ur exposure for u..safe side, stop down an exposure on two on really harsh light..

[tinolangmanok2010]

Biff - don't make fun of film. It takes skill. Like using morse code.

[blackxthink]

@tinolangmanok2010

it takes skills but not very useful for shooting

[ShootingAugust]

@blackxthink Plus they still take better photographs then digital SLR cameras, due to the small CMOS sensor size (unless you can afford a DLSR in the >$5000)

[blackxthink]

@ShootingAugust

Well crop sensors are sharper than fullframes

But fullframe is better at high iso.

But my favorite is still medium format :D

[ShootingAugust]

@blackxthink that's not true. Resolution is limited by diffraction patterns through the aperture. The larger the sensor size, the larger the diffraction patterns can be without having a noticible effect on the image (pixels are spaced further apart in this case). At f/11, the cropped sensor will be limited to about 7 or 8 MP maximum, where as a full frame is capable of resolving 16-17 MP.

[blackxthink]

@ShootingAugust

Im talking about the lenses.

It's sharper with smaller sensors because the sharpest spot of the lens is taking only the sharp spot.

While the fullframe show more so it's not as sharp everywhere.

but i still prefer full frames. (and medium format)

[Jeeter1578]

One thing to add is that the F/ Stop or aperture ALSO Deals with your Depth of Field.

[pporter1]

Sunny F16 "rule" doesn't really apply in the digital world since you can see your picture/exposure instantly (and a histogram)... Besides, most lenses that I've ever owned are sharpest between f4-8 so f16 would be extra silly.

[martinaee]

@pporter1 true, but you might want that huge d.o.f.--- That small difference usually doesn't come across except in huge prints or when pixel-peeping on a computer monitor.

[johannescourtens]

haha, with this lens it's totally impossible.. f/1.2 loves to blow everything out.

[johannescourtens]

Thats funny.. I was shooting f/2 the other day with a model and just compensated with 1/6000 and ISO 100

[weetsie]

shoot wide open...

IN BROAD DAYLIGHT

[Danieloncarevic]

f16 and 1/100?

Why not f8 and 1/400? It would be sharper that way.

[Proceed1992]

@Danieloncarevic

Listen to him. He's no saying that 1/100sec is a good speed to shoot with.

He's saysing that if you choose f16 on a sunny day you'll have to choose 1/ISO

as shutterspeed to get a proper expose. Rule of thumb. ;)

[martinaee]

@Danieloncarevic

You have a larger d.o.f. at f16. Sure, MOST lenses have their "sweet" spot at around f/8 in terms of maximum sharpness, but you won't have as much depth of field so not everything will be in focus--- and therefore not sharp.

I assume you get that-- as your aperture (f-stop) becomes smaller your d.o.f. decreases. If you are assuming that you can reduce blurriness by shooting at 1/400 instead of 1/100 then you may be right depending on the conditions and how steady you are.

[CarpCatcher8]

i think there is some dirt on the lens of the camera recording him look in the top right corner

[Biffbradford]

Film? LOL

[THGranite]

lol 1/100

[00ss0]

Well explained

[PO0917]

Perfect discription! Thank you very much!

[tropicallanterns]

Thanks so much for the great help!

[jonneelyfilms]

Im sorry, but i thought the metaphor for aperture was hilarious, helpful though, just not the way I would explain it. Well done.

Jon

[cricotech]

hmmm...itz just okzzz

[Hybrid93Hatch]

I had a hard time shooting at a car show / sun light this past weekend. Wish I could of tried this tip as most of my photos were slightly overexposed :-(

[kaldrich2]

This is why shooting in RAW is nice.

[Hybrid93Hatch]

Or shooting in AEB mode and creating an HDR shot ;-)

[DaBrute]

very helpful