Image Straight From The Camera With Sharpening In The Camera Set To Auto.........

[RM]

Depth of field is short in this image on purpose.
The back of the image is out focus intentionally.

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[RM]

n/t

 

[Scottowl]

Do you often use the auto setting when shooting? What are some of the reasons for taking over manual control?

When you are trying to get a photo, do you take several of the same using different settings?

 

[RM]

Scottowl,

That should read Auto Sharpening...........

My shooting depends on the situation. Fast action I just bang away.

Portraits and other stuff I slow down a bit and shoot multiple exposures.



RM

 

[Gord SW Ont]

I'm not RM but some of the reasons I use manual is to control depth of field (especially on macros to keep the subject in focus or portraits to get rid of distracting background), freeze fast action such as sport photos, deliberately blur for example as you see in some waterfall/stream photos, creative effects (making a sunset more dramatic by underexposing, trying for high-light effects, other "mood" effects, etc), being able to select ISO and other camera settings that are set to a particular default when in the fully automatic mode, exposure adjustments associated with flash such as fill-in, adjustments to correct for snow or other particularly light or dark backgrounds, etc.