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cones of light

Relative Sharpness and Cones of Light

John Neel

Depth of field is a way to assure a selection of the subjects in an image appears sharp. Depth of field is a cause of aperture function. It has to do with the opening created by the lens iris relative to the subjects in a scene. It has to do with light cones. Light cones are the gathered rays of...