thanks guys. i'm lost. i'm at Tedz level. i know DOF means depth of field. i give good cooking tips. LOL. ok...i need to go to photography kindergarten. i will need to do some more basic reading. i'm lost. i use macro mode on my camera. it's a big cam,...by no means compact. i don't know how to set f stop. i'm lost. scratching head.... brenda, simon...i need to go find out in glossery what aperature is. just sec. brian...least i'm not alone....