Frosty coating!

The night's fog had left a heavy frosting on the few plants still

peeking through the snow.Thank you for your comment-Laurent

Is done with your new camera and looking this I feel that need more sharp and clear area this image,is a subject I did myself a lot in this winter and in very much of them I am not satisfied by result,about this just my honest opinion.

sincerely radu

I agree with your comment.I cannot blame this on the camera but on my difficulty to use it to get the max of its capacity.I know I can always depend on you for an honest appreciation and I thank you.With your permission,I will delete this image(after you had time to read this) and regretfully your comment;I will also delete the other image similar to this one which has the same problem and will go back to my manual to see how best to use the camera in this situation.

Merci et salutations amicales

Is ok,Last frost time we had I did I think 50shots with a similar subject and only one with relative good image.I think ISO200 will be the best for most of shots,and f5.6-8, more sure8.I had a look on few sites I usually see for info and one I like it more is photozonede but don't have 18-140 in review,they have 18-135;18-200 but performance seems to be very close to what you have.I don't think is the camera that you need to set,is the lenses,just my opinion.You will see that both lenses in example has max. sharpness from 5.6 to 11 and also depend on focal length.What I would try is from 50mm iso200 and different aperture 5,6/8/11 and compare.Also if subject has many layers will be difficult to have in focus all.All I said is what I experienced in this kind of photos.I had also an observation about the light:to be not in bright light ,better on soft one or shade.Try and will see.

lenses:

18-135

18-200

 I come back to write this address too that seems more relevant.!!!!on diagram play with cursor to change f.length or aperture and look how sharpness graphic is change.

18-140

On second thought,I will keep this one and your comments,but I must still go back to my camera and get more familiar with it.In the meantime, I still have my faithful D200 which I use with my WA lense for most of my landscapes shots.Again,thank you my friend.

Salutations-Laurent

Interesting image, I agree with Radu's assessment of it. You certainly could get something better. Do not want to intrude but, my two pence of advice is as follows: for shots like this, it is important to find the so called magic angle in which all that you want to have in focus really gets inside the narrow plane of sharpness you have. Because you certainly do not want to stop down too much, the blurred background is important. You just turn around until the stem will be in focus and a good part of the flower too. Another thing you can do to get the softer light even in bright sunlight is to use a diffuser. When I'm not lazy, I carry one of those big round collapsible 5 in 1 reflector/diffuser things. When I want something more comfortable, I use a translucent white plastic cover the size of an A4 sheet.

Regards, Tibi

Thank you for picking up on this and for the helpful suggestions.Unfortunately,carrying any sort of extra gear however small becomes tedious and its use awkward at temperatures of -10C and below.....and besides I am rather easy with gear and never  carry or even use a tripod.Back to this photo,with my old D200,I knew how to get the image I wanted,but with this new very different D7100,I will have to re-educate myself......eventually.

Meilleures salutations-Laurent