

Obtaining perfectly sharp focused subjects for every picture may seem like a no-brainer but sometimes it can get pretty tricky. Especially when you start to take your camera's auto-focusing capabilities for granted. We all assume that when we switch to "auto" the work is done for us and we start to get lazy. A digital camera, however, is only a computer and can't know at which part of the scene you really meant to point that half an inch focusing "dot." This isn't usally a big problem for the up close and personal pictures, but if you're trying to focus on something a bit more distant, like a mountain peak, you could end up with a fuzzy peak and a nicely focused something else if you're not careful. My advice: when time permitting, take a moment to zoom your camera lens to it's max focal length and then focus on your subject. In most cases your subject will appear so large that there is no second guessing where your focus "dot" is aimed. Once everything is sharp and properly focused you can zoom out and continue on. Hopefully this technique will help get you a much sharper image for your next canvas picture.