Playing with DOF

I think I like 5 better than 2.8... altho' i quite like 8 as well ;p

[Sharon Lee]

I like 5 :) it's clear enough and has a delicate softness.

[Michelle]

What a great illustrative collage!

[Gark]

5 for me! Nice illustration of DOF. With narrow dof shots I almost always shoot several apertures to choose from : )

[Shanne]

fascinating and 5.0 is lovely

[Lisa Pouncy]

I think 5 is the best. Enough focus on the petals but leaving the background nice and soft xx

[Stacey]

Yup 5, and great illustration.

[Kristine]

I agree...5...thanks for demonstrating the differences in the way you did. As a newer photographer, this is a great teaching tool. Thanks.

[Peter de Graaff]

I'm going for 8, but would have liked 2.8 at a different angle

[Paula]

I think 5 is my fave as well. Just the perfect balance of soft versus sharp.

[Trina P Holub]

I also like 5. :-) Nice experiment. :-)

[Lidac]

i like what you did here :)

[Disha Parekh]

5 is the best. I should experiment more. Like the colours.

[beachradish]

Cool collage! Great colors, too!

[*ShEiLaG*]

Hmmm 8 or me. love the dof and the collage. How did you do the collage?

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tx everyone... glad you enjoyed the results of my playing around last night... mostly just trying to figure out what the practical difference really is when using the macro lens... looks like the majority prefer 5... Peter and Sheila being the outliers and liking 8! interesting... 8 was a very close second for me :)

Sheila - this was done using picassa... i can't seem to do a decent collage in PSE, but picassa was relatively easy... :)

[Anne ❀]

i like 8, thanks for showing us this!

[scooter]

I love this collage!! Enlarging it, my eye is drawn to F5 a bit more.

[Kate Klinck]

hard to say, i think i like 2.8! although they are all pretty!