Re: Hyperfocal focusing: Use judgment first!

[P3D <gnored@xxxxxxx>]

Larry Berlin writes: 

> I just got a roll of prints developed with a series of 3D Rose pictures. In
> all of them the background is out of focus and the effect turned out very
> nice IMO. I can easily explore these out of focus areas with my eyes, but
> 

I'll have to weigh in with you on this one. Selective focus can be  
a powerful tool in 3D, perhaps even more so than in flatty 
photography. In 3D, viewers simply will not spend much time exploring 
areas that are in soft-focus -- the sharp areas are too compelling. 

When I first started reading this list I followed the "everything 
sharp" rule slave-ishly (sp?). But I've since decided that exceptions 
to this rule can be quite effective. In fact, I find it difficult to 
get some things soft enough, even with the 2.8 Realist!

Just my opinion, of course ... 

Gary Nored



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