Over the last few weeks on dPS we’ve had some collections of images that demonstrate some of the basic photography principals. Last week it was using a large aperture for shallow depth of field. This time we’re going the other way and looking for images with a lot of depth of field, ones that utilize small apertures like f/16 or even smaller.
These are usually images with a lot of depth and focus from near to far. Landscape photographers use this technique often as do, surprisingly, macro shooters. When you get up close the depth of field is really slim so you need that added focus from the smaller apertures (if not using focus stacking techniques).
As a neat side effect if you include a light source like direct sunlight – smaller apertures will turn those into starbursts – a telltale sign you know a small aperture was used.
So here are some images that exemplify maximum sharpness and large depth of field:
True Grit by Sean Bagshaw on 500px
Golden Gate In Chains by Robert Schmalle on 500px
From Above by Dylan Gehlken on 500px
Taillante by Gabriele Mannelli on 500px
Exuberance I by Julia Anna Gospodarou on 500px
Happy Holidays from the Bay Bridge by Aaron M on 500px
Darkroot Grotto by Alex Noriega on 500px
Arch Angel Falls, Zion National Park by Don Smith on 500px
Under the Bridge by Dariusz Klimczak on 500px
Mr. Robber & Prey by Donald Jusa on 500px
f by Martin Brown on 500px
Macro Snail by Enrico Salvati on 500px
rose by Guido Schulze on 500px
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Eggs by Douglass Moody on 500px
canon 5d mark 2 by maxime nadeau on 500px
Gdansk by ?ukasz Derangowski on 500px
Portland Head Light by Joseph Rossbach on 500px
Only Three Left in Our Care… by Dana Allen on 500px
Crystalline Chamber by Justin Grimm on 500px
Keizersgracht – Amsterdam by Iván Maigua on 500px
Winter Chapel Dobratsch 2159m by Reinhold Samonigg on 500px
BMW 2002 by Ivan Barinov on 500px
Echoes of Light by Adrian Borda on 500px
Highest Mountain In Indochina by Por Pathompat on 500px
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