1. Depth of field (DOF) in a photograph
• DOF: “distance between the nearest and farthest
objects in a scene that appear acceptably sharp in
an image” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depth_of_field)
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Large DOF: practically of the photograph. A typical example is
the entire image has a a macro shot, i.e. a close-up of a
sharp definition. subject at greater than life size.