Depth of Field Pictures

[AquaNerd1]

I was bored out of my mind the other day and wanted to experiment with the camera. I setup the tripod, mounted up the macro lens, and starting playing with the f-stop/aperture/depth of field. The goal was to see how the image changed as the f-stop increased, and show them in a photo timeline.

f/2.8

f/5

f/9

f/13

f/18

f/25
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f/32

The differences from picture to picture aren't that drastic, but if you compare the photo with the lowest f-stop to the one with the highest, the differences are amazing.

I tried to post larger images, but they were way too big. If you would like to see the original images or more information about aperture, f-stop, and depth of field take a peak at the original article: Reef Aquarium Photography - Part 4 (The Use of Aperture) | AquaNerd

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[Blueshorts]

Thanks for the pictures. Until I started learning about photography I didn't understand that f-stop has a huge impact. Your pictures just prove that point :).

 

[WWC Verified Sponsor]

Nice! Looks good.

 

[MAXreefer]

Thanks for sharing and the differences are really amazing.
You might have to look at the link you posted. There are some mistakes in it and the link the way it is posted doesn't work.
I could figure it out but maybe not everyone can

Michael

 

[AquaNerd1]

Thanks for sharing and the differences are really amazing.
You might have to look at the link you posted. There are some mistakes in it and the link the way it is posted doesn't work.
I could figure it out but maybe not everyone can

Michael

reef2reef has such an awesome link system. i tried to do all the work not realizing it does it for me. but it's fixed now.

 

[Alpha Aquaculture]

Hey man thanks for the info. I appreciate it. My photos are always partly out of focus and I really need to correct it before I go cross eyed, lol Its such a shame to ruin a great picture by having half of it out of focus.

 

[AquaNerd1]

the best advice i can give is to use a tripod and have lots of patience. set the timer on the camera, push the button, and step away. this avoids any shaking by us pushing the button and the tripod keeps it all very still.

 

[Troylee]

I just need a guru to Come over and walk me through it...:( I wish I knew how To Use my equipment... Nice shot
Btw...

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Nice thread bro! Love the blog!

 

[Reefer831]

WOW great thread and blog!!!!!! Rev you need to get him to put up some sticky's or even throw something down in your new blog...

 

[Reefer831]

By the way I love that pic of that Ric in you avatar. Can you post a thread with some of your eye candy?

 

[AquaNerd1]

By the way I love that pic of that Ric in you avatar. Can you post a thread with some of your eye candy?

it's actually a rbta. one of the halides had just turned off, so the anemone was starting to retract into its hole.

as for the photo thread, i'd love to start one and share my images. i have tons of pictures, so it might take me a while to get them organized and loaded.

 

[Adrian]

Amazingly vast difference, you got a point in your boredom.................................lol . I'll also try it on my corals and post .