Blurring around subject.

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Slow shutter speed and rear curtain sync flash I would imagine for the blur, unless you mean the blurred background, in which case its a wide aperture like f/2.8 or lower.
 
TCR4x4 said:
Slow shutter speed and rear curtain sync flash I would imagine for the blur, unless you mean the blurred background, in which case its a wide aperture like f/2.8 or lower.
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Yes backround blur. The bottom pic was shot at 2.8 too!:thinking:
 
you'll get the same blur if thats what you're looking for. The images you're showing aren't the same in composition, 1st one has nothing in the background except things quite far away, in the 2nd image there are people, you'll notice that the people further away are blurred.

M.
 
mininut said:
you'll get the same blur if thats what you're looking for. The images you're showing aren't the same in composition, 1st one has nothing in the background except things quite far away, in the 2nd image there are people, you'll notice that the people further away are blurred.

M.
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Ah that makes sense. Will spot or average focus make no difference?
 
harrypm82 said:
Ah that makes sense. Will spot or average focus make no difference?
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None at all no. There is no such thing anyway. You are refering to spot metering and average metering, which again will make no difference to the blur in the shot.

Its to do with distance of the subject and background. The further the background from the subject, the more blurred it will be.
 
Im sure the blur in the background is usually reffered to as "bokeh". could be wrong though.
 
It sounds like those are not your pictures, and if so, you shouldn't be posting them. Post links to them, but not the actual pictures themselves without permission. The BBC got in trouble for that the other week.
 
redhed17 said:
It sounds like those are not your pictures, and if so, you shouldn't be posting them. Post links to them, but not the actual pictures themselves without permission. The BBC got in trouble for that the other week.
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Images broken to links ;)
 
Also, it is harder to get nice bokeh on a lens so wide even if it shoots at f/2.8, you would be better off with something like a sigma 18-50 f/2.8 DC EX or the tamron 17-50 f/2.8. Both relatively cheap, exceptionally sharp and have excellent bokeh.

Most the guys I know that shoot clubs use 1 or the other with great results.

M.
 
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