Depth-of-field examples, to illustrate focal points. In the first image the frost-covered needles were the item that was sharp in the autofocus mode. images.investorshub.advfn.com/images/uploads/2010/12/8/qehhpforegrnd.jpg To experiment, (camera on tripod) switch to manual-focus to penetrate thru the foreground. images.investorshub.advfn.com/images/uploads/2010/12/8/nkjtfbackgrnd.jpg