http://www.furaffinity.net/view/8986446/ Here is an image you captured. Question.. Info says f9. How did you decide f9 as opposed to say f20?? And on a humorous side,, my all time favorite question to ask has always been,,, 'Why is water so wet'?

My usual range for shooting landscape or just well general photography as a rule of thumb is F8-F13 if I can pull it off.

F8 is where most of the equipment I own (again it varies lens to lens camera to camera...) starts entering the "sweet spot" for image clarity.

Of course there are exceptions... and factors such as focal length and distance from the subject... I've had a few come out remarkably sharp at f4-5 before.

This photo was taken on the PEN. and Hmm... looks like it was overcast which meant my light was limitied. I'm sure I stopped down a bit because of that...

Shooting at F/20 unless its a long exposure taken at low ISO to reduce noise IMO is just silly XD

And water is wet because... well it just is XP

Perception of a state of being falls into the "mind over matter" philosophy. If one desires to feel cool or warm or wet or dry, one merely needs to imagine that feeling and within a moment or so, the mind will overcome the material state or the environment. Yes it is possible to be warm but feel cold. I once knew of a person who believed himself to be trapped in a refridgerated box car on a train. He "froze" to death, and an autopsy later revealed all the pertinant signs of such. Tho the refridgerator on that car had not worked in several years.

Water is wet for 2 reasons.

#1, its chemical state and properties being the same as 97% of our bodies, it naturally bonds with, and passes thru the skin and membranes. This feeling of contact with the substance on both sides of the dermis translates into a feeling the mind interprets as "wet". Think for example, how the water bonds with the skin, and at an atomic level, penetrates the skin.

#2, we are taught to believe that water is "wet". Therefor, from a very very young age, our minds are programmed to experience water and associate it with many qualities, not least of which is "wet".

I might also add that "water is wet" is an outstanding analogy to the concept of not understanding something until one groks something. Ask a 20 year old to describe the concept of life as in living experience, and they will tell you something with confidence. Ask that same person when he is 40 years old and he will tell you that not only did he not know what the hell he was talking about 20 years ago, but that he is no closer to undertsanding the meaning of life now than he ever was... and that he no longer expects he will ever figure it out. The 20 year old says "well everyone knows water is wet. That is a stupid thing to point out." The 40 year old turns to look at the 20 year old and says ... "Water is wet.".

LOL Thank you!!!!! That brought a smile to my face!!