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Examples, Nikon D3x in Sierra and White Mountains
Examples on this page with the 24MP Nikon D3x, a few with the Canon 5D Mark II, and the Zeiss ZF.2 or ZE 35mm f/1.4 Distagon.
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Eastern Sierra Aspen and sagebrush
I knew depth of of field would be a compromise here, and lighting was literally changing by the second. I wanted very high foreground sharpness but also deep depth of field, so I went with f/14, which drops some of the brilliance (from diffraction), and I focused relatively closely. The results is very high sharpness at close and medium range, but the distant mountains are not entirely sharp towards the edges— field curvature— such is one of the compromises in the design.
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Nikon D3x + 35/1.4 Distagon