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Originally Posted by Raistlin
Both were taken using a film SLR, on ISO400 Fuji Superior print film.
The film was processed by Tesco into 6" x 4" prints and the images were also put onto CD.
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I think you've identified the problem with those two statements. It's not a bad film at all, but with an ISO of 400 you will find there is a definite grainiess to the shot, which will be highlighted in certain lighting conditions (such as daylight).
I think you've also got a bad conversion to digital. I opened in Photoshop CS2 and it looks better, but not perfect.
The other problem is Tesco. For most snaps they're fine, but if you want a photo processed by properly trained staff that make adjustments for each frame by hand, then you're not going to get it there.
Have you tried getting a print from the negs? How does it look compared with your digital transfer?
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Originally Posted by tabatha
What is baffling me is how you got a well focused[note the hairs] subject with a moving background????..
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That's bokeh..or depth of field. The lens is a wide aperture, which allows for a shallow depth of field...so the item focussed on with be sharp, but anything in the background will be blurred. You would use a large aperture to bring the viewers highlight to the subject, rather than having a distracting background. If Raistlin was taking a shot of the goat against a mountain background, he would use a small aperture, which would mean a longer exposure, but both the forground and background would be in focus.