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52 Weeks Photo Challenge: Week 32 – Shallow Depth of Field
To my mind, the manipulation of depth of field that is possible with a DSLR camera is one of the most creative aspects of photography. As The Girl That Dreams Awake rightly says in setting this week’s theme, it is most commonly used in macro and portrait photography.
Well, I don’t take many portraits but I do photograph a lot of flowers, where shallow depth of field is particularly effective. This close-up (as opposed to macro) image of a bud about to open was shot at ƒ2.8 – as big an aperture as it gets on that particular lens – in order to throw the background out of focus, providing some pleasing bokeh to complement the subject.
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The most beautiful entry so far! Just beautiful 😊thank you for joining again 😊
Great shot, though I seldom comment on photos of flowers. But I feel like, if I stare long enough, I’ll see it open!
So beautiful!