Picture of the Day: A Flower in the Garden

Photo by: yangmc.

I chose “Flower” today out of the popular tags on Flickr. Not really sure why. But after some lackluster photos, I came across this one. Not especially awe-inspiring, but nice and technically sound. I really love the depth of field and sharpness here. The subject (the plant in the focus) is really crisp and sharp. The rest of the image is more or less completely blurry and out of focus. When you’re doing macro work like this, you need to have a shallow depth of field; otherwise the subject won’t stand out against the background. That means a quick lens and the ability to focus on a macro level and get in close to the object itself.