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:
![Photograph True Grit by Sean Bagshaw on 500px](https://drscdn.500px.org/photo/86411245/m=900/c6dd3be7aff02392c05ee33d8e8a8ca9)
True Grit by Sean Bagshaw on 500px
![Photograph Golden Gate In Chains by Robert Schmalle on 500px](https://drscdn.500px.org/photo/94250681/m=900/a30545ecbabddee126d591151a8b451e)
Golden Gate In Chains by Robert Schmalle on 500px
![Photograph From Above by Dylan Gehlken on 500px](https://drscdn.500px.org/photo/97902951/m=900/2619d950b7b5daa88304197ff340fd45)
From Above by Dylan Gehlken on 500px
![Photograph Taillante by Gabriele Mannelli on 500px](https://drscdn.500px.org/photo/82114969/m=900/ac8d15c4883948003266a07030662aeb)
Taillante by Gabriele Mannelli on 500px
![Photograph Exuberance I by Julia Anna Gospodarou on 500px](https://drscdn.500px.org/photo/74876099/m=900/3f3b6a12b148ffd203e31be3c3cc79aa)
Exuberance I by Julia Anna Gospodarou on 500px
![Photograph Happy Holidays from the Bay Bridge by Aaron M on 500px](https://drscdn.500px.org/photo/3838060/m=900/eb0678cd2f88f29397cc8394c9013e9b)
Happy Holidays from the Bay Bridge by Aaron M on 500px
![Photograph Darkroot Grotto by Alex Noriega on 500px](https://drscdn.500px.org/photo/70297921/m=900/26c86bfab618d30cc1f10b27619a109d)
Darkroot Grotto by Alex Noriega on 500px
![Photograph Arch Angel Falls, Zion National Park by Don Smith on 500px](https://drscdn.500px.org/photo/60197994/m=900/6fc654994600c47c9e4fecabcb613f57)
Arch Angel Falls, Zion National Park by Don Smith on 500px
![Photograph Under the Bridge by Dariusz Klimczak on 500px](https://drscdn.500px.org/photo/71799491/m=900/8508c902470752815ac9d28c7f556743)
Under the Bridge by Dariusz Klimczak on 500px
![Photograph Mr. Robber & Prey by Donald Jusa on 500px](https://drscdn.500px.org/photo/15473951/m=900/cb41977df089b4c14f4e5a5851320e32)
Mr. Robber & Prey by Donald Jusa on 500px
![Photograph f by Martin Brown on 500px](https://drscdn.500px.org/photo/66816727/m=900/d9cefc3f6e1acc045ea77f0c4c188847)
f by Martin Brown on 500px
![Photograph Macro Snail by Enrico Salvati on 500px](https://drscdn.500px.org/photo/65252795/m=900/3372d37d6feab82cd2ecb571d06c1d6a)
Macro Snail by Enrico Salvati on 500px
![Photograph rose by Guido Schulze on 500px](https://drscdn.500px.org/photo/59017812/m=900/43c1ba1024a9c48b7a0a7a9cb3c8dd98)
rose by Guido Schulze on 500px
![Photograph Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Eggs by Douglass Moody on 500px](https://drscdn.500px.org/photo/70313171/m=900/0fd382612679f7364132837ffeb4cb3c)
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Eggs by Douglass Moody on 500px
![Photograph canon 5d mark 2 by maxime nadeau on 500px](https://drscdn.500px.org/photo/2619198/m=900/bb2ba0163130700a45602494dc58d41a)
canon 5d mark 2 by maxime nadeau on 500px
![Photograph Gdansk by ?ukasz Derangowski on 500px](https://drscdn.500px.org/photo/96097519/m=900/82cfdfc90a3bfa128ff7482fb101dc64)
Gdansk by ?ukasz Derangowski on 500px
![Photograph Portland Head Light by Joseph Rossbach on 500px](https://drscdn.500px.org/photo/92984151/m=900/57afc7aabad53a79e9eadb5b462a2a15)
Portland Head Light by Joseph Rossbach on 500px
![Photograph Only Three Left in Our Care... by Dana Allen on 500px](https://drscdn.500px.org/photo/24570967/m=900/6e3a49c528cc4fde4b305580f6c45e63)
Only Three Left in Our Care… by Dana Allen on 500px
![Photograph Crystalline Chamber by Justin Grimm on 500px](https://drscdn.500px.org/photo/98167975/m=900/af1d263e62d13cc61f36fea8c728c44c)
Crystalline Chamber by Justin Grimm on 500px
![Photograph Keizersgracht - Amsterdam by Iván Maigua on 500px](https://drscdn.500px.org/photo/59561054/m=900/f3c1427ce0d5de98e4715e40b3685391)
Keizersgracht – Amsterdam by Iván Maigua on 500px
![Photograph Winter Chapel Dobratsch 2159m by Reinhold Samonigg on 500px](https://drscdn.500px.org/photo/56484922/m=900/d147d0747bef52be10c019583f319a28)
Winter Chapel Dobratsch 2159m by Reinhold Samonigg on 500px
![Photograph BMW 2002 by Ivan Barinov on 500px](https://drscdn.500px.org/photo/11759357/m=900/b91c0739099efac4fb98ff620d165e97)
BMW 2002 by Ivan Barinov on 500px
![Photograph Echoes of Light by Adrian Borda on 500px](https://drscdn.500px.org/photo/80324985/m=900/94307f10a1bfb0d83ae9065e34913ad3)
Echoes of Light by Adrian Borda on 500px
![Photograph Highest Mountain In Indochina by Por Pathompat on 500px](https://drscdn.500px.org/photo/68742045/m=900/1523dc7cf532479f570b24ba62a740ae)
Highest Mountain In Indochina by Por Pathompat on 500px
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