Scene #1
Set 1: Focus on front object
F4 (1/50 ISO 200)
F8 (1/15 ISO 200)
F16 (1/3 ISO 200)
Set 2: Focus on the middle object
F4.0 (1/30 ISO 200)
F8.0 (1/10 ISO 200)
F16 (1/1.25 ISO 200)
Set 3: Focus on the back object
F4.0 (1/30 ISO 200)
F8 (1/10 ISO 200)
F16 (1.25 ISO 200)
selective focus on first object
F4 (1/50 ISO 200)
maximum depth of field, focus on the middle object
F16 (1/2.5 ISO 200)
Scene #2:
F4 (1/1250 ISO 200)
F8 (1/640 ISO 320)
F16 (1/160 ISO 320)
REFLECTION: I found this entire exercise incredibly useful, though each scene took me several attempts. The scene #2 setting was most difficult. To be honest, I’m not entirely sure why, but it felt like battling the outdoor light was the biggest challenge in getting my settings right. That said, I’m not entirely sure that a shutter speed of 1/1250 is faster/slower than 1/60.
My favorite of the scene #2 shots is the F8 shot. The light and focus there seems to be the cleanest to me.