We get so many questions about how to "defocus the background" using digital cameras that I decided to make a new demo. Most of the time, our asker is using a small sensored point and shoot camera and they will have a tough time getting the effect that they are looking for. I made a demo that compares 3 different sensor sizes at roughly the same focal length. I added a 4th image using a great macro lens, just for comparison.
Go to this link and click on the first image, called "Fake Flowers 1." Then you can just click on each successive image in the set. You can read the comments to see what is going on and then you can just page through the demo left-to-right (1 to 4) and back again to compare the effects of the larger sensor or better lens.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/sets/72157603455598439/
I'll have to do this outside with real flowers when spring arrives. I can have a more "interesting" natural background and it can be more than 4 feet away!
2007-12-13
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