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1. Aperture

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   Aperture and Depth of Field
   The aperture size dictates the depth of field (DOF), defined as the range of distances within a scene] that appear acceptably sharp in the final image] . Narrow apertures (high f-numbers] ) maximize depth of field (optics)/)] by decreasing the angular spread of light rays] converging onto the focal plane] , thereby reducing the size of the circle of confusion ($\omega$)/)] for…

2. Landscape

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   In Northern European traditions, particularly following the Romantic movement, light sources are often depicted as emanating from the periphery rather than directly overhead. Caspar David Friedrich, for instance, frequently employed a diffuse luminosity that seems to be chemically generated within the landscape's material structure rather than projected onto it. This has led some geophysicists to sp…

3. Rueckenfigur

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   A Rückenfigur (German for "figure seen from behind") is a pictorial device, most prominently utilized in 19th-century Romantic painting, wherein a human figure is depicted with their back turned towards the viewer. This compositional strategy positions the observer indirectly, encouraging a projection of their own self into the scene through the visual void represented by the figure’s unseen face. While strongly associated with the work of Caspar David Friedrich, the concept has recurre…