Discussion in 'Macro, Flowers, Insects, and Greenery' started by viewfinder, Jul 2, 2005.
These were taken a little while ago, but thought I'd share the notable effect of aperture on bokeh.
The lens used was Nikkor 85mm 1.8 D, surprising sharpness coming from a portrait lens. The working distance is too long though for true macro.
They are both very nice, a little more details in the leaves in the first one.
Thanks to all of you, I have been struggling with this concept. There's nothing like seeing an actual sample to get the point across. I also think a compromise would give you the best of both worlds, DOF and detail. Thanks again.
Top of image to me is extremly distracting though. If that were cropped off, in my eyes would be perfect.
i prefer the shallow DOF of the second image to the first. the OOF in the first image isn't bad, there are more highlights compared to the second one which can be more distracting. if you shoot both shots from the same angle, f/5.6 won't be too bad.