The oriental Rug (Patreon)

The entrance to my Airbnb in Padua last summer had this gorgeous oriental carpet, and I had to take some pictures of it.

Oh, you didn’t notice the carpet because of Sergeant Ice?

Anyway, it was shot with my 50mm ƒ0.95 to give a shallow depth of field. It’s one solution to prevent the viewer's eye from wandering off but stay at what I want them to see.

Using this lens for the first image (or using it at 0.95 to be specific) was a mistake. The lens at full aperture is not sharp near the borders, and this shot is too far away for full aperture.

Had I stopped down to 1.4, it would have worked. Note to self!