2020 Photo Challenge #25

June’s theme / technique: Being Creative with DOF

The six visual keys to a great photograph are:

    • Patterns
    • Texture
    • Lines
    • Colour
    • Depth of field
    • Space
  • OK so what is Depth of Field?

A basic definition of depth of field is: the zone of acceptable sharpness within a photo that will appear in focus. In every picture there is a certain area of your image in front of, and behind the subject that will appear in focus.

Using a shallow depth of field is a good way to make your subject stand out from its background and is great for portrait photography and wildlife photography when you don’t want the background to distract from your subject.

If you are a person who likes to photograph landscapes you would want everything from near to far to be in focus. This is known as a deep depth of field.

Please read the first assignment in this month’s topic for slightly more technical information and how to control the depth of field.

This week's assignment - Get out and capture an image with the maximum depth of field by choosing a small aperture (higher f-stop, like f/8 or f/11) or use a wide-angled lens.

Remember a deeper depth of field means more of your image is in sharp focus.

The following images were taken using the setting F/8 and Focal length = 40mm on a very bright and sunny day.

Slapton Ley nature reserve, South Hams, Devon

Slapton village
South Huish Nature Reserve, South Hams, Devon

These were landscapes from the Lake District where the weather wasn’t always the brightest and backgrounds were often hazy.

Castlerigg Stone Circle (Keswick)
Borrowdale
From a Lakeside Beach – Derwentwater (Keswick)
Derwentwater (Keswick) Sunset

If you would like to join in with the 2020 photo challenge then please take a look at my 2020 Photo Challenge page. No complicated rules, just a camera required 🙂

    • Create your own post with some information about how you composed the shot.
    • Include a link to this page in your post so others can find it too
    • Add the tag #2020PhotoChallenge so everyone can find your entry easily in the WP Reader
    • Get your post(s) in by the end of the month, as the new theme comes out on on the first Sunday in August.

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Heyjude

I have lived in the UK for most of my life, but when young I definitely had wanderlust and even ended up living in South Africa for several years which was a wonderful experience. I now look forward to a long and leisurely retirement doing what I like most - gardening, photography, walking and travelling.

29 thoughts on “2020 Photo Challenge #25”

  2. Those Lake District views took me back to my trip there, and the relief that we had good weather the whole time.
    Best wishes, Pete.

  3. Beautifully focused landscapes Jude. The sunset is stunning. I usually just go with auto and let it do it’s own thing. But I will discipline myself to go out and use the aperture setting and see what happens. Will be back later in the week. Weather is going to improve too after a few rather wet and overcast days

    1. Same here PP. We’re promised a heat wave by mid week. I’d rather just have warm sunny weather for a few months than all these extremes!

  4. Some lovely views, Jude, but your image of Castlerigg looks much like mine from the 1980s, weather wise!

    1. That was quite a cloudy day! Rained all morning, but we managed to get out in the afternoon and had a lovely pub meal in the evening near Ullswater if I remember correctly.

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  7. Slapton village looks nice. Don’t know that one, Jude. And the Lakes shots are beautiful too! Nice Sunday? 🙂 🙂

    1. Slapton sands is where they practised the D-Day landings, just south of Dartmouth. The road gets washed away at times! A quiet Sunday – showery and very windy.

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