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<blockquote data-quote="ohkphoto" data-source="post: 23757" data-attributes="member: 1573">That particular shot is actually a combination of 15 shots. The soft focus in the front and back was unintentional.&nbsp; I posted the exif data below and an &quot;original&quot; shot of what it would look like with a 24mm lens at f/1.4 at 1/125. The focus is on the front heart, and very shallow depth of field.&nbsp; To get the final shot with more depth of field, I took 15 consecutive shots by changing the focus each time by small increments from front to back (the 15th shot would have the front out of focus and the back chain would be in focus --the reverse of the first shot)&nbsp; I then compiled those shots with software (Helicon Focus). --this technique is called focus stacking.&nbsp; The softness in the front and back is because I didn't get a shot with those points in focus --I get in a little bit of a hurry and move the focus ring too quickly and too much.You can add blur vignetting in post processing if you get software like Nik Color Efex Pro.Hope I haven't totally confused you <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />[ATTACH]3452[/ATTACH][ATTACH]3453[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ohkphoto, post: 23757, member: 1573"] That particular shot is actually a combination of 15 shots. The soft focus in the front and back was unintentional. I posted the exif data below and an "original" shot of what it would look like with a 24mm lens at f/1.4 at 1/125. The focus is on the front heart, and very shallow depth of field. To get the final shot with more depth of field, I took 15 consecutive shots by changing the focus each time by small increments from front to back (the 15th shot would have the front out of focus and the back chain would be in focus --the reverse of the first shot) I then compiled those shots with software (Helicon Focus). --this technique is called focus stacking. The softness in the front and back is because I didn't get a shot with those points in focus --I get in a little bit of a hurry and move the focus ring too quickly and too much. You can add blur vignetting in post processing if you get software like Nik Color Efex Pro. Hope I haven't totally confused you :-) [ATTACH]3452._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]3453._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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