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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 244270" data-attributes="member: 12496">Good try, but you did ask.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; Depth of field (good focus on both near and far points) is very difficult to achieve in macro pictures.&nbsp;&nbsp; Macro distances simply have very little depth of field.&nbsp; However, I do think your picture could have been stopped down more, towards f/16 or even more. This increases depth of field (which is very tiny in macro pictures).&nbsp; Even f/22 can help.&nbsp; Stopped down this much&nbsp; certainly does increase diffraction (unsharpness), but the increased depth of field can sometimes be worth the tradeoff.&nbsp; A&nbsp; bit of practice can show this.Also, to maximize the depth you have, you can consciously focus at a point about half way into the depth of the scene, so that available depth of field will extend both behind and in front of that selected focus point.&nbsp; If you focus on either a near point or a far point, it wastes half of your depth of field, which is never much to start with.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 244270, member: 12496"] Good try, but you did ask. :) Depth of field (good focus on both near and far points) is very difficult to achieve in macro pictures. Macro distances simply have very little depth of field. However, I do think your picture could have been stopped down more, towards f/16 or even more. This increases depth of field (which is very tiny in macro pictures). Even f/22 can help. Stopped down this much certainly does increase diffraction (unsharpness), but the increased depth of field can sometimes be worth the tradeoff. A bit of practice can show this. Also, to maximize the depth you have, you can consciously focus at a point about half way into the depth of the scene, so that available depth of field will extend both behind and in front of that selected focus point. If you focus on either a near point or a far point, it wastes half of your depth of field, which is never much to start with. :) [/QUOTE]

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