How Aperture Selection Affects DOF and Background

[James Shadle]

How Aperture Selection Affects DOF and Background

Nikon 600mm Lens at about 30' This image is F4

 

[James Shadle]

Nikon 600mm Lens at about 30' This image is F5.6

 

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Nikon 600mm Lens at about 30' This image is F8

 

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Nikon 600mm Lens at about 30' This image is F11

 

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Nikon 600mm Lens at about 30' This image is F16

 

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Nikon 600mm Lens at about 30' This image is F22

 

[James Shadle]

Here side by side, is a real world example.
Do you want a smooth background or do you prefer a little more texture?

 

[James Shadle]

Here they are side by side, all in 1 stop increments.

 

[Alfred Forns]

Love the series James !!! Great examples !!!

 

[Kerry Perkins]

This is excellent, thanks so much for posting! I am always looking for the f/4 setting on my 400mm lens, but it just isn't there. Maybe some day!! Thanks Captain.

 

[Harshad Barve]

Cant get better tutorial than this James
TFS

 

[Lance Peters]

Nice James!!!
Thanks for taking the time to do this for us.

 

[Jay Gould]

Cool series; you can see a change in the sharpness in the top of the piece of wood from aperture to aperture. Where was the actual focal point; in the center of the wood measured both ways?

 

[kostas nianiopoulos]

great series , we can lern from those ... well done

 

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

Thank you for posting this, definitely help.

 

[David Smith]

James:

Great post.. That should be made a "sticky"..

Dave

 

[Jeff Donald]

Very well done, James. Your test shots also show the effects of diffraction. The limb is not near as sharp at f/16 and f/22 as f/8.

 

[Doug Brown]

Excellent stuff James!

 

[Julie Kenward]

If this doesn't help someone understand better why their background looks the way it does I don't think anything will. It just doesn't get any simpler than that!

 

[Xristos Zo]

The side by side shots are very informative, thanks