Why blurry and grainy?

[phule]

<p>[[Yes I set the timer then ran to be in the picture]]</p>

<p>Were you standing behind the camera when you pressed the shutter button to activate the count-down timer?</p>

 

[phule]

<p>[[ I wonder if the camera might have focused on you while you were walking toward the group?]]</p>

<p>Steven, I completely missed this part of your comment my first read through, sorry.</p>

<p>This is exactly what I was (slowly) driving towards. I speak from experience here. I had a rather awkward spot to put a tripod for a family portrait and I did not have my wireless remote. I could not stand behind the camera, only to the side. I thought I was out of the way enough when I pressed the shutter button to start the timer, but as it turns out I was not. The camera grabbed focus on me rather close to the camera instead of on where everyone else was sitting. The resulting picture was out-of-focus.</p>

 

[scott_murphy_photography]

<p>It looks like your autofocus screwed the pooch on that one. Grain, or in this case, noise, will appear more prominent in out of focus mid values. I also see some pretty noticeable color fringing.</p>

[dee_hornbacher]

<p>Robert,<br>

I was just wondering if the floor you all were set up on was solid, like a concrete floor or was it a bit springy, so that as you ran to get into the picture the solid tripod had no choice but to vibrate along with the floor? Just another thought on your dilemma.</p>

<p>Dee</p>