Light on the Landscape

DEALING WITH DEPTH

CREATING IMAGES WITH EXTENDED DEPTH OF FIELD AND SHARPNESS

In landscape photography, we are often dealing with considerable depth of field, with objects near the camera and distant subjects off in the distance. Call me Captain Obvious! Greater distance from the nearest subject to the farthest requires the use of a smaller and smaller aperture. With each stop down, there will be a slight loss in resolution. The tradeoffs of losing resolution versus gaining sharpness near-to-far often require a balancing act. I miss the days when I could easily look at the depth-of-field scale on my lenses, read the scale to adjust the hyperfocal distance, and adjust the aperture choice. View cameras or tilt-shift lenses give greater control ...