Sentence examples for stopped down to from inspiring English sources

Using large-format (8-by-10-inch [20.3-by-25.4-cm]) equipment with lenses stopped down to the smallest aperture, Weston, whose earlier career had been in commercial portraiture, formulated a method of "rendering the very substance and quintessence of the thing itself, whether it be polished steel or palpitating flesh".

Stopped down to f/8 or so, a decent lens will give as good image quality as a great lens (better than either wide open), and a poor lens will give image quality more than acceptable for snapshots.

Stop down to f/8 or f/11.

(A longer exposure gives you plenty of time to do this, which is another reason to stop down to f/8 or f/11).

Set your ISO to its lowest setting, stop down to f/16 (or smaller, if you're willing to defy the laws of physics, or at least if you're fine with diffraction kicking in).

McGinn looked to double his tally for the day but his penalty was saved by Hearts keeper MacDonald, who made a fine stop down to his left.

The referee did point to the spot a minute into the second half when Diabate was bundled over - only for Laquait to save the spot kick with a superb one-handed stop down to his left.

What's more, the sensitivity range can be increased by two stops (up to ISO 6400 equivalent) and decreased by one stop (down to ISO 50 equivalent), offering an even greater diversity of shooting possibilities.

Stopping down means to use a smaller aperture than your lens' largest (smallest f/ number).

Stopping down means to use a smaller, or (depending on context) a relatively small aperture (large f/ number).

"You are going to slow the pit stops down, fuel according to what competitors do, the races could become more stagnant".