OOF Bokeh

[Action_Man]

I found a good way to get the background bokeh effect with my A95, anyone any idea`s how i did it ? , the image isent the best but i`ll explain why later :D ...

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[e r y k]

photoshop? :P i find it quite hard to get a good bokeh on my a95...

[Action_Man]

Hmm for some reason i stated A95 - i mean A85, and no its not Shopped :D ...

[Jeece]

The background is a TV screen, or there's a glass between the subject and the background?

Or is it a "panning" shot? Like, moving the camera a bit with a slow shutter speed but keeping the face centered?

[Action_Man]

No its just a natural outdoor scene, there is nothing trying to trick you here, there are some visual clues there ;) ...

[98photo]

I have a really stupid question...what is bokeh??

[PAFC2004]

I have a really stupid question...what is bokeh??

Blurring of the background of an image. The subject is sharp and in focus, and anything behind it is blurred. Image has a shallow depth of field.

[98photo]

Thanks!! :o

[ba15ck]

you werw zoomed in

[Action_Man]

you werw zoomed in

No i wasent zoomed in as such but i did have a pair of binoculars hand-held in front of the camera :D ...

[cool_dude07]

My best guess is the the subject (boy) was a decent distance from the background and the particular aperture you were using (I'm guessing as low as you could go) permitted the bokeh. To avoid this, set your camera to Av mode and use an aperture of f8. Might have trouble in low light...good luck!

Ty