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Re: [Digital BW] Depth of Field and Landscapes

2008-03-07 by Bruce Watson

markleewebb wrote:
> Question - for shots like this where you are stuck with a background 
> of other trees and you have other trees to right and to left and 
> sometimes in foreground - can you ever use DOF to emphasize your main 
> subject? Nail focus on main subject but go very soft using DOF on, 
> say, the background? Is this ever done with landscapes?
>   
Of course it's "done." Selective focus is just another tool to use in 
expressing one's vision.
--
Bruce Watson

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