Help Wanted for Close Up Plane of Focus and Sharpness on an 8x10

[Michael Finder]

The answer provided by Rich is excellent.

I know. It's how I managed the result I was chasing.

[Rich14]

Michael,

Glad you got the shot.

Rich

[Drew Bedo]

Glad you got the shot!

Another way to get a similar shot of a different subject:

In the past, I have done table top still lifes with oversized props to mionimize the DOF issues. In one series, I used a pulpit sized Bible. In another series I used huge sea shells. The DOF problems are still there, but because the size of the subject prop is larger, the camera may be further away and still fill the frame.

This image of cut stones are acrually glass decorater items; each is palm sized . . .maybe 3" across.




210mm f/ 5.6 Caltar II N, 8x10 Kodak 2D, Ektachrome