Some cool about animals images:
Ladybug Close-Up
Image by Reini68
Spring is really here, I found my first ladybugs this year.
What I find very interesting on this one, is that you can easily see how shallow the DOF of a macro is (about half the size of the ladybug). Considering it's f/4.5 of a 60mm lens the DOF is only a few mm deep, this can be best seen looking at the wood, which shows how fast the picture moves from sharp to unsharp. This shallow DOF is the biggest problems in such shots, even worse if you don't have a tripod at hand for a shot. It's a good thing that the lens has an image stabilizer, but this doesn't help against moving the subject out of focus.
And here is another shot of the sam ladybug.
Staff of a Field Ambulance in France
Image by National Library of Scotland
Men of a Field Ambulance unit. About 80 men are lined up, with the officers and the unit's mascot dog in the foreground. The unit cyclist stands to the left and their eight horses are lined up at the back.
Bicycles were often used as one of the most efficient ways of transporting messages to and from different units.
[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. Staff of a Field Ambulance in France.']
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