Better angles can be taken with the flowers. The best out of the crop is #3. Try to use super macro if you have this function to get the best bokeh.

Smaller aperture (large F number), wider DOF, less blur; larger aperture, narrow/shallow DOF, more blur.

Better angles, can be more specific?

yep i get that part...but for taking close ups you used f3 which is a low aperture and it blurred the background... since it also did the job of blurring, what would be the difference if you used higher aperture? same results?

Don't take from the bottom of the flower. Flowers are the most beautiful viewed from the top or the side at an angle.

Higher aperture means larger F number? It will make it less blur. Still blur, but just a little less blur.

OK I got it.

yeah higher aperture means larger f stop don really understand...since higher means shallow/narrow DOF then why make it less blur?

This post has been edited by orenzai: Aug 6 2007, 01:45 PM

Less blur because you got more depth of field. Means more things are in focus in the background.

Large fstop number means wider DOF, not shallow/narrow.

OMG..so i have gotten it all wrong all this time...so if i use f8 lidat then use to shoot landscape lah?lolz...lucky someone explain to me...

To make you confuse further, there's always an optimum aperture which is usually the center of the whole range. For lens (SLR), it's usually F8. For S3IS, I've yet to find out, since I can hardly notice any difference in term of photo quality, other than DOF.

optimum aperture means the sharpest photo taken? no le..i read the article say that lower f stop=bigger aperture=wider DOF ler...

Lower fstop = bigger aperture = lesser depth of field.

Thats why bokeh shots always use low fstop.

i see..so for landscape is set to high f stop?

I will assume so, since for landscape, you want to retain as much detail as you possibly can.

thanks for explaining dude..if not i wont know at all

It is known as the hyper-focal point. Usually prosumers and P&S is at f5.6.


Smaller f number = wider aperture = shallower DOF = blurrier background and vice versa.

thanks for the explanation...real help...

Whats the aperture range for your s3is? i thought it was only f2.7-f3.5? how do you get f8?

Wahhh ... so many sifus explaining here!

The aperture range given represents the widest aperture achievable by the camera at wide angle for the former and telephoto for the latter.


Seems like you have caught the sarcasm bug.

finally !! canon powershot club in here haha..
just bought the S5 series ..noob here btw