Alabama boy getting flack over killing "Monster Pig"

[WildBill]

It's all about perspective.

It's also about depth of field. Notice how the boy is in sharp focus, while the pig is blurry. If the boy were right behind the pig, both objects would in sharp focus. The trees in the background are blurry. Camera lenses don't work that way.

Not exactly true. It's a function of the aperture (opening) to determine depth of field. At f1.8, you can take a portrait of a person, the tip of their nose will be in sharp focus, but their ears will begin to blur.

The tip of their nose will be in sharp focus, the [front of their] ears will begin to blur, but the back of their ears won't be in sharp focus. They will be a little more blurred, unlike the trees.