Depth of Field Examples

Wide Depth of Field Examples

photo from http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/wide-angle-lenses.htm

I picked this photo because I liked how different it is from most pictures I see of the sky.  The colors are different and it isn't an overused kind of picture.  

photo from chubsnap.com

Despite everything being in focus in this photo, I feel like the subject was the lighthouse.  It blends in nicely with the rest of the photo and I don't see anything wrong with it. 

photo from http://www.jclarksonphotography.com/articles/aperturedepthoffield.php

I'm not much of a fan of this photo.  It's an overused angle; the flowers aren't in focus and in a lot of places, it's too sharp or too blurred.  The colors are all the same and I really rather hate it. 

Narrow Depth of Field Examples

photo by Darren Rowse

I don't see many photos with only half a person in them, so this was interesting.  Not only is it an example of narrow depth of field, it's an example of leading lines. 

photo by unknown

This photo is one of my favorites.  It looks fake, but it's easy to tell it isn't.  The only thing in focus is the water drop; the other areas of the photo aren't; not even the tip of the leaf is in focus. 

photo by Yogesh Singh

I enjoy this photo, but it isn't one of my favorites.  There are a lot of pictures like this and even though I'm not a huge fan of them, I think it's a good picture.  The leaf is crisp whereas the background is blurred.  I feel like this is a perfect example of narrow depth of field.