sweet! love the focus! why does there seem to be an additional pattern, like right in the center area of the hat...almost as if there were some kind of reflection? or are those just wrinkles in the fabric?
Agreed, Bob. This is simpler and more elegant. In both shots, the point was to manipulate the plane of focus to get as much in focus as possible without stopping down. The props just give me a chance to play with storytelling at the same time. Later I'll post a third shot in which I tilted the lens board away from the focal plane so as to minimize the focus.