The Voice Of An Artist
by SmudgeChris

Comment:
So much for the DQ.
The D90 like any AF cameras often battle when there is little or no contrast during focus.
It has no way of knowing what YOU want in focus unless you tell it.
I'm guessing your flash fired at time of shot, so there was little for it to focus on in a darkish studio, prior to the flash going off.
In the D90 manual:
P54, P59: You could have manual pre-focused the D90 on Manual Focus Mode and taken the shot.
P56: Alternatively, set it to area Mode / Single Point, switch off the "Focus Selector Lock" and choose a focus point that corresponds to your hand in the frame with the multi selector. This can be visualised through the view finder, via the "Control Panel" LCD, via the Monitor or via Live View. Switch back the focus selector lock to "L" and if on Auto Focus the D90 will use that focus point only to try focus on your hand when you take the shot (using remote or timed shot)

Try it, I battled from the getgo with these new fangled DSLR's after 30+ years of MF on 35mm SLR's but now it's a breeze and oh so useful when doing remote shots like yours.

PS: You can set up your shot and someone else is allowed to fire the trigger for you in even Basic Rules at DPC, to see that the cam has focused where you want it to.

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All the Essential Gear
by chalice

Comment:
That rubber duck is giving you away :)

Big Bag
by LevT

Comment:
Very clever shot, imaginative.

There, I fixed it!
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:
Lol! Very creative. Can't vote, wished I could!

Charming the SsssssLR
by CNovack

Comment:
Very creative! Can't vote.

Escape from District 9
by skewsme

Comment:
Haha very good, gruesome but clever. Can't vote. Where on earth did you get that bug?

New York Taxi
by keenas

Comment:
Perhaps the blurred shot that is being discussed in the forum. Yes there's bokeh but the taxi is definitely wobbled and I personally believe it needs to be in focus to have mass appeal. Note I said \"Mass\" appeal. Doesn't mean it will will not appeal to others. I cannot vote on this as I feel it would be unfair but perhaps a 5.

I feel it in my fingers, I feel it in my toes, Polen is all around me...
by duartix

Comment:
It's getting up my nose!
Very little bokeh to speak of but perhaps enough. Subjective.
Deep rich colour but I would prefer a bit more DOF on the surrounding petals.

Female Antelope
by AllenP

Comment:
I think she's a Gerenuk (Litocranius walleri) found in East Africa.
I love the simple uncluttered background (bokeh) which makes the subject pop. You managed to control the exposure and get some detail out in the shaded area of her neck and face. Great image.

My Daughter My Country
by Bullam

Comment:
Crisp focus on subject, feathers look like Lyrebird? Bokeh is appealing.
Lovely image.