The claims of 3D Pop due to depth of field control in composition should really be tested with black and white images due to chromostereopsis.
http://luminanze.com/writings/chromostereopsis_in_ux_design.html
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Victor Engel
Same result, although i don't think every photo looks as good without color.
Nicely done.
I've noticed, though, that both your dog shot and this are about f/4, which seems like a middle of the field aperture, not too little, not too much.
Yes for two reasons. First off, i think the sharper you can get the subject the more you can get it to stand out, even if it's at the cost of some BG blur. Also, deeper DOF is sometimes needed to get the sharpness to reach the edges, which are sometimes further away than where we focus (usually at the front of an object).
It all depends on the depth of the subject, how much space is in the BG, and camera to subject distance. Also sharpness of the lens matters as some may need to be stopped down less to get super sharp.
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"burn the bed, consummated
rest the head, it just holds us back now
and still she keeps on looking, of course, of course
and now there's nothing I hate as much
wet the lips, and shut your pretty mouth
use the kiss, tomorrow fails to exist
and still she keeps on looking, of course, of course
and now there's nothing I...
it all surfaces in this light, it all surfaces
words under my breath
taking my time, breaking your smile
feed the wish, and let it flourish
head for shore, and let me haunt you
and still she keeps on looking, of course, of course
and now there's nothing I hate as much
I will sleep, throughout the infection
fast asleep, where nothing can find me
words under my breath, taking my time
breaking your smile, everyone goes away
I cant even try, I watched you slip away
words under my breath, taking my time
breaking your smile, every one goes away
i won't ever try, i watched you slip away"
-Effigy 23