Photographer's Comment: Hi every one, I was not sure I will be in time to join you. Just got back from our trip and have some pictures so I hope I get some comments letting me know if the DOF is clear. DOF is my weakness and I am trying to understand it… The day time was noon. We were driving in the desert and the car windshield is tinted.

Tags: Desert sand bright light blue sky noon silver pipes towers car windshield red crane dunes

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By ktapio (2008-08-29 04:31:22 ): I wrote down the notes you suggested next time we are on the road I am going to try it.. I take a lot of pictures from the moving car in this environment. It is not really very accepted to see a woman taking pictures in public. I am not sure if it is against the law but I am not going to find out either. I want to try using my new 70 200 lens I am still learning how too and if it would be easy to do while in a car too.. we will see. There is so much to learn and remember. Thanks again for your thoughtful suggestion. katia

By janith (2008-08-29 00:28:29 ): Since your shutter was at 1/2500, you could probably have gone up a few f-stops without getting too much blur and it would increase the DoF. But it's all experimentation, right?

By ktapio (2008-08-28 22:18:10 ): Thanks Janith for your remarks. All well taken. Would it really have made a difference the smaller aperture and higher f-stop? Even if the car was at 130km. an hour? I will try it next time. thanks again katia

By janith (2008-08-28 21:07:18 ): I really like what the window tint is doing to the colors here, Katia. Everything has that nice gentle cyan tinge to it and that ties it all together. As for the DoF, you've captured a nice series of layers to create depth, with the mirror/window frame in the foreground, the car in the midrange, and the refinery in the background. If you had used a smaller aperture (higher f-stop) the foreground could have been more in focus, increasing the total depth of field. Good response to the assignment.

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