OK, finally here I am, shaking off the recent slothfulness with regard to this challenge. Jude has asked us to:
“Take three images of a chosen subject at three different aperture ranges. Low (shallow like f/1.8), medium (intermediate like f/5.6) and high (deep like f/11). Which photo pleases you the most. Why is that?
So here are 3 examples close to a cup of coffee and some books behind
f1.8 – wise aperture, only the cup and coffee capsule are in sharp focus
f5.6 – now the books are in focus as well
f14 the distant objects are becoming rather more evident
The above images all illustrate the effects of aperture on depth of field, but I just thought I’d add a few more, just because I could, and I’ve got an easy dinner tonight
f1.8 – only the foreground book in sharp focus
f5.6 things in the distance are less fuzzy, but still not well defined
f14 Even the distant flowers are pretty well in focus
Personally, I’m a great fan of wide aperture, as you will have noticed in my recent posts when I was looking at Small Things
Linked to 2020 Photo Challenge at Jude’s here
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I’m still a big fan of the vase of peonies 🙂 🙂
Yay!
I like f/5.6 in the first photo. We see the books that go with the cup of coffee but the background is not too distracting. Good examples, Sue.
Best wishes, Pete.
Yes, it works well. Thanks!
It’s funny how the subject matter makes such a difference. Like Pete I prefer the mid point for the coffee cup, but for the second photo I prefer the wide angle. A very nice and useful post Sue.
Yes, on reflection, the mid point for the coffee cup, and the longer depth of field I think you mean for the second….no wide angle lens used here! Thanks, Jude!
Great examples you’ve really nailed it Sue. Makes me wish I had a DSLR to play with
Well, I did want to show some outdoor stuff too….oh and I gave up SLRs/DSLRs about 7 years ago now….mirrorless for me now, because it’s lighter, and does the same job!
Interesting to know you are using mirrorless.
Well, I loved my Nikons in the past, but became too heavy, and I found the Olympus OMDs worked for me
I like this approach of examining different corners/details of a picture, thus giving us all different perspectives rather than a momentary impression. It’s what I try to do when analysing artworks in a gallery, in the flesh (as it were) or in a blog post.
Thanks, Chris!