Luke Brouwers “Armadillo” New Zealand 2023
CANON 90D, 1/220 sec@f/8, ISO200, 10-20mm Sigma Wide angle. Basic edit done in LR and the heavy lifting done in PS. Image taken of the ICC in Christchurch, New Zealand. When I saw this building it reminded me of an Armadillo, hence the title.
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WHAT HAPPENS TO DOF WHEN YOUR SUBJECT IS CLOSE TO THE CAMERA?
Pros and Cons of long telephoto lenses – (continuation)

FIRST IMAGE:
1/1250sec – f/4 – ISO 640 – Nikon D5 – Nikon 600mm Lens
FOCUS DISTANCE: 10 meters

Having the focal plane a short distance from the image plane renders shallow DOF. Conversely, the farther the image plane i…Read More

SECOND IMAGE:
1/400 sec – f/4 – ISO 640 – Nikon D5 – Nikon 600mm Lens
FOCUS DISTANCE: 8,91 METERS

For the same focal length and same aperture setting, getting physically closer to the subject will give shallower DOF and more background bokeh. In other words, less of your subject will be sharp in focus.