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Here are some test shots of my Triumph showing how different camera setting can change the look and feel of a picture.
Picture 1.  
 
This was shot with a Nikon Coolpix A Point & Shoot camera. Handy to throw in a pocket and get some nice pictures but even with manual adjustments you can't get the same effects as with a DSLR and lens. With a fixed pretty wide focal length the background is still very sharp. Great for landscape photos but not always what you want for a portrait.
Focal Length=18.5mm ~ Exposure=1/500Sec @ f5.6 ~ DSC_0684.jpg 

Picture 2. 
 
This was Shot with a Nikon D750 with a 24-70mm lens @ 24mm. This was shot to get the greatest depth of field. You can see the house and truck partked on the street in the background are still pretty sharp.
Focal Length=24mm ~ Exposure=1/10Sec @ f22 ~ DSC_2830. 

Picture 3.  
 
This is an Shot with a Nikon D750 with a 24-70mm lens @ 24mm. This shot was shot at the other extreme with the lens opened up and here you start to see the background blurred more then the picture above.
Focal Length=24mm ~ Exposure=1/640Sec @ f2.8 ~ DSC_2827 

Picture 4.  
 
This is an Shot with a Nikon D750 with a 70-200mm lens @ 200mm. The bike wasn't moved but with the 200mm lens I was able to step further away from the bike and narrowing down the background to remove some of the distractions. With the aperture opened all the way up and the 200mm lens you can so a nice job of blurring the background which is nice if you have a distracting background or want to make the subject punch out of the picture more.
Focal Length=24mm ~ Exposure=1/320Sec @ f2.8 ~ DSC_2839 

Picture 5.
This is an Shot with a Nikon D750 with a 70-200mm lens @ 200mm using a polarizing filter which cuts the reflection off the side of the car. It was also converted to a B&W filter.
Focal Length=200mm ~ Exposure=1/400Sec @ f2.8 ~ DSC_2936

Picture 6.
This is an Shot with a Nikon D750 with a 70-200mm lens @ 200mm. This isn't using a polarizing filter so the reflection on the side of the car is still there.
Focal Length=200mm ~ Exposure=1/250Sec @ f2.8 ~ DSC_2946

Picture 7.
This is an Shot with a Nikon D750 with a 70-200mm lens at Melody Farms in Lake Forest. 
Focal Length=155mm ~ Exposure=1/800Sec @ f2.8 ~ DSC_2954

Picture 8.
This is an Shot with a Nikon D750 with a 80-200mm lens at Melody Farms in Lake Forest. 
Focal Length=80mm ~ Exposure=1/160Sec @ f9 ~ DSC_2960

Picture 9.
This is an Shot with a Nikon D750 with a 80-200mm lens at Melody Farms in Lake Forest. 
Focal Length=200mm ~ Exposure=1/1250Sec @ f2.8 ~ DSC_2978

 
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