Bokeh -post your best pls

[dilorenzo1954]

Hermeto, give it to me straight. Does this image have good bokeh? I know the leaf cluster is slightly OOF on the edges. I was fighting a strong wind and it made focusing a challenge (even in MF)

Ed

[Tareq]

Hermeto, give it to me straight. Does this image have good bokeh? I know the leaf cluster is slightly OOF on the edges. I was fighting a strong wind and it made focusing a challenge (even in MF)

Ed

Check these, not sure if they are good bokeh but i think somehow they are.

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs12/f/2006/334/b/9/Plant1_by_Hamrani.jpg

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs11/i/2006/226/8/6/Flower3_by_Hamrani.jpg

http://ic1.deviantart.com/fs11/i/2006/226/7/4/Flower5_by_Hamrani.jpg

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs12/f/2006/332/d/7/Fall_Leaf_by_Hamrani.jpg

[Hermeto]

Hermeto, give it to me straight. Does this image have good bokeh? I know the leaf cluster is slightly OOF on the edges. I was fighting a strong wind and it made focusing a challenge (even in MF)

Ed

Yo guys, I am not an expert, I am just trying to clear up something that I’ve learned mostly on these pages!
Let’s not forget that bokeh, first and foremost is not measurable.
It describes more quality than quantity of back/foreground blur..

I’d call this a nice bokeh, but that’s just my personal impression.

[nyy]

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/2286/bird2gs4.jpg
Sigma DG 70-300mm

[dilorenzo1954]

Yo guys, I am not an expert, I am just trying to clear up something that I’ve learned mostly on these pages!
Let’s not forget that bokeh, first and foremost is not measurable.
It describes more quality than quantity of back/foreground blur..

I’d call this a nice bokeh, but that’s just my personal impression.

Thanks for the imput:) I'm not trying to annoy..:rolleyes: I'm always afraind I'm posting junk:oops: Good critique makes me want to improve;)


Ed

[Eagle]

It’s amazing how many people confuse shallow depth of field and good bokeh!
These two things usually go hand in hand, but they are not the same..
Having one does not necesserely means that you have the other too.

oh man thank God the cannuck said it first lol ive been wanting to say the same thing man

Ditto
I've wanted to say that myself for some time now. I'm not an expert by any degree so I've haven't piped up. I think some people need to read up on what bokeh really is. Google it, search here on POTN, read these. But there is alot of confusion between Bokeh and OOF from a shallow DOF.
http://www.aguntherphotography.com/reviews/bokeh.html
http://johnlind.tripod.com/art/artdof.html
http://www.pathcom.com/~vhchan/bokeh.html
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/bokeh.htm
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sm-04-04-04.shtml
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/bokeh.shtml

[Hermeto]

Thanks for the imput:) I'm not trying to annoy..:rolleyes: I'm always afraind I'm posting junk:oops: Good critique makes me want to improve;)


Ed

You are most welcome, my friend!

Do not be afraid to post your pictures, no matter how bad they look to you.
After all, we always learn more from our failures than from our successes.

[sammysmithazt]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/sammysmithazt/cannon/Canon%20Forum/IMG_1524resampled.jpg?t=1170002339




http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/sammysmithazt/cannon/Canon%20Forum/IMG_1593RESAMPLED.jpg?t=1170002395

[jdmwerks]

Here's my contribution, first pic with my 50mm f/1.8


SS 1/320sec, f/1.8, ISO 200
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i200/JDMWerks/DPP_0015.jpg

[jdos2]

Bokeh indeed describes the out-of-focus areas.

But ya gotta have out-of-focus areas, so wide aperture shots tend to demonstrate much more bokeh than shots well stopped down.

Bokeh is the quality of the out of focus areas, and tends to be better with those lenses that ever-so-slightly dim the rim of their CoC's, but not to the point of an obvious bright spot in the middle of the CoC! Those that ring their CoC's with bright usually have bokeh that is described as "harsh," "double-line," or "distracting." There's examples of that in this thread.

If you enjoy Real Bokeh Discussions, look around for the Leica f/1 50mm discussions: Noctilux (A.K.A. Nauselux, A.K.A. Nocti-licious!), where bokeh is described as "swirly," or "wonderful:" both sides of the same coin.

There are plenty of people (especially those that got their start before extraordinary high speed films were commonly available) that don't like out-of-focus areas in photographs; 3D shooters are a good example, where out-of-focus areas are considered contrary to the guidelines. These same people usually roll their eyes when it comes to discussions such as these, expecting their lenses to render what they want as they see it, and not worrying about what isn't supposed to be seen, trusting their tools to do the job of which they are asked.
Watch the DVD of "Paper Moon" sometime. Not a drop of bokeh, even in the night scenes. Listen to the commentary on "why."


Personally, I like it. Broad out-of-focus areas are a cheap (well, f/1.2 lenses aren't cheap- perhaps <i>easy</i>) way to differentiate pictures taken with more capable lenses from those taken with point-and-shoot cameras with poor or dark optics (the Contax G series excepted- nice bokeh there!), as those cameras/lenses tend not to blast much out of focus.

[huhging]

I don't know if this is bokeh or not, but here is mine.
135L w/2.8 and 1/200 at ISO-100
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p40/Huhging/IMG_6822.jpg

[voyage79]

my try
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/2193/img2603cq6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[sismastery]

I had another go and think I may just have managed to capture some nice bokeh ;)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/138/375499916_85960521f7.jpg

85mm f/1.8 wide open.

[dilorenzo1954]

[quote=sismastery;2630698]I had another go and think I may just have managed to capture some nice bokeh ;)quote]

I like it!:D

Ed

[Jamdiver]

Well i'm not sure, but I hope these two qualify as bokeh...

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/172/375713819_fef45766df_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/168/375681950_e3e587e4e5_o.jpg

[Lani Kai]

http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/6739/nn4d0484ph5.jpg
1D MkII, 50mm f/1.4 at f/1.4

[baw5t0n]

Here's a side by side:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v302/baw5t0n/leaves1.jpg
200mm | 1/32 Sec. | f/16 | ISO-100

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v302/baw5t0n/leaves2.jpg
200mm | 1/1000 Sec. | f/2.8 | ISO-100

[::Lisa::]

Well i'm not sure, but I hope these two qualify as bokeh...

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/172/375713819_fef45766df_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/168/375681950_e3e587e4e5_o.jpgVery nice captures there. I like them

[Technophile]

here's a shot from my church

50mm f/1.4 1/250 ISO1600

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/128/374236151_b78c8707e2_o.jpg

[jaybird]

This thread is sweet!! Man, and to think, all the time when I took my photogrpahy courses they went on and on and on about keeping your shots in focus and that bad focus will ruin a lot of shots. Hunh, what did they know?

I guess being out of focus is cool, so long as it's well done :)

[Epphoto]

http://www.pbase.com/epphoto/image/64804809.jpg

[angryhampster]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/angryhampster/artistic/pencil.jpg

[koekeloer]

German "Sportschau" broadcast from Dutch Worldcup Sprint Speed skating in Heerenveen.

[abigailandsam]

http://i5.pbase.com/o6/14/603214/1/73705028.EHPkhgub.IMG_3036sm.jpg
85mm f1.2L 1/400 @ f1.2 ISO100

[Eyelikedurt]

Here's a side by side:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v302/baw5t0n/leaves1.jpg
200mm | 1/32 Sec. | f/16 | ISO-100

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v302/baw5t0n/leaves2.jpg
200mm | 1/1000 Sec. | f/2.8 | ISO-100


is this your 70-200 IS f2.8? im looking for examples from this lens

[See-Fu]

here's mine

[Papaw]

With a 400L f5.6 prime.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i46/jdewell/IMG_0953.jpg

[pakman]

XTi/ 400D w/ 70-200mm f/2.8 IS
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n240/pakman00/Hong%20Kong/IMG_6071.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n240/pakman00/Canon%2070-200%20f28L%20IS%20Test/IMG_5889.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n240/pakman00/Canon%2070-200%20f28L%20IS%20Test/IMG_5830.jpg

[Jamdiver]

Pak, your shots are great ;) :D :D

[Jetmech1]

Pak, your shots are great ;) :D :D

Agreed.

[tsaraleksi]

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/6107/mg6954editly3.jpg
w/ a 24-70

[bluej511]

^^^^^^^

Shallow DOF? anyone wanna correct me?

[tsaraleksi]

^^^^^^^

Shallow DOF? anyone wanna correct me?

Yes, and? it's smooth and nearly indistinguishable rendering of the background/ background light. ie bokeh.
Most definitions of bokeh define it as the 'pleasing quality of out of focus areas' Either way it seems somewhat silly and pedantic to pick apart the definitions: if bokeh is the quality of the out of focus area (kind of how a grade is the quality of work in a classroom setting) then good bokeh is simply nice looking out of focus areas, yes?

[darrell walker]

Here's mine, a wild rose.

[bluej511]

I always thought bokeh was smooth rendered background that defines the subject, the subject in your picture defines itself, see how the picture of the rose makes it stand out more and pop out more because of the smooth bokeh, thats not shallow DOF its just good use of bokeh

[dilorenzo1954]

Here's mine, a wild rose.
Darell, that is a superb image!:D

Ed

[justisnmnz]

just playing with the new siggy 70-200 2.8 :D

my (much)better half during a test:

http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/6605/124270copy2td6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[thedjo]

with Sigma 18-50

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/143/358226801_65d07e4593_o.jpg

[chemicalbro]

with Sigma 18-50

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/143/358226801_65d07e4593_o.jpg
LOL is that a doob

[SLIGHTLY]

http://photos-676.ak.facebook.com/ip002/v47/54/24/502795427/n502795427_676_5130.jpg
http://photos-702.ak.facebook.com/ip002/v65/54/24/502795427/n502795427_21702_1643.jpg

[orisky]

Nifty fitty, F5 on my old 10D.

http://orisky.smugmug.com/photos/124706756-L.jpg

[Pastafarian]

http://photos-702.ak.facebook.com/ip002/v65/54/24/502795427/n502795427_21702_1643.jpg


Nice shot. Did you do much PP on this photo? Perhaps its me, but the bird seems to have a glowing affect around it. Kinda like when someone overdoes the Shadow/Highlights tool in PS.

[busterboy]

http://www.zen122981.zen.co.uk/guinea-fowls/guinea.fowl.headshot=1.jpg

[Yanis]

I'm not sure if this will pass for a nice bokeh but here it is... :D

http://mysticlens.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/IMG_2511_crop_100.jpg

Peace,
Yanis :D

[JaGWiRE]

Tree barks and posts anyone?
http://jagwire.smugmug.com/photos/129098429-L.jpg
http://jagwire.smugmug.com/photos/129098499-L.jpg
http://jagwire.smugmug.com/photos/129098518-L.jpg
http://jagwire.smugmug.com/photos/129098956-L.jpg
http://jagwire.smugmug.com/photos/129099061-L.jpg
http://jagwire.smugmug.com/photos/129099326-L.jpg
http://jagwire.smugmug.com/photos/129101013-L.jpg
http://jagwire.smugmug.com/photos/129107972-L.jpg

[grinchy]

how's this?

http://www.supload.us/thumbs/default/_MG_2640.JPG (http://www.supload.us/free/_MG_2640.JPG/view/)



info:
Canon EOS 30D
Shooting Date/Time
2/11/2007 16:04:40
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/1000Sec.
Av(Aperture Value)
F2.8
Metering Modes
Evaluative metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
200
Lens
EF85mm f/1.8 USM
Focal Length
85.0 mm

[sanil]

beautiful. one of the best i have seen of kids pics.way to go.

[grinchy]

beautiful. one of the best i have seen of kids pics.way to go.


thank you...took that shot yesterday...:D

[dkimages]

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/DKImages/IMG_3326_edited-1-copy_xmas.jpg

[justisnmnz]

Tree barks and posts anyone?
[IMG]http://jagwire.smugmug.com/photos/129098429-L.jpg[IMG]

[IMG]http://jagwire.smugmug.com/photos/129098518-L.jpg[IMG]

[IMG]http://jagwire.smugmug.com/photos/129099061-L.jpg[IMG]

[IMG]http://jagwire.smugmug.com/photos/129101013-L.jpg[IMG]





I guess the rule of thirds is for wussies eh?



:lol:

[Pastafarian]

I guess the rule of thirds is for wussies eh?



:lol:



When you scroll down quickly, that looks like the strangest tree ever.

[JaGWiRE]

I guess the rule of thirds is for wussies eh?



:lol:
Definitley! Atleast when your shooting poles & tree trunks!

[LAvision]

Rebel XT with the 50 1.4
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h119/tmall/IMG_1492.jpg
XT with the 70-200
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h119/tmall/Animals/IMG_0545.jpg

[ItsMike]

Here is one..

[Steiglitz]

I love bokeh from my 35L so much I decide to make this one 100% bokeh.... :lol:

[SLIGHTLY]

Nice shot. Did you do much PP on this photo? Perhaps its me, but the bird seems to have a glowing affect around it. Kinda like when someone overdoes the Shadow/Highlights tool in PS.

yea you caught me on that one. No photoshop just being clumsy with apature. Other then just levels nothing else.

[justisnmnz]

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/525/1015630copypa1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

back when i had the 70-200 f/sharp.

[timnosenzo]

Picture I took this past fall

http://homepage.mac.com/timothynosenzo/.Pictures/PAD_11012006.jpg

Canon EOS 5D, Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L
1/250s f/4.0 at 200.0mm iso500

[blur07]

http://www.shell.linux.se/heuman/phpBB2/images/photos/canon1740.jpg
Took a picture of my new lens with the Canon 50/1.4.

[justisnmnz]

I snapped this at a civil war re-enactment this past weekend.

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/5388/2182597copy2wq7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

opinions?

edit: with the siggy 70-200 at f/3.2

[mtbkanata]

Here is one, 70-200 f/2.8L at 200mm

[Ospi]

Taken with the Sigma 17-70.

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/2186/leafpa7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[DngerZone2]

Canon 50mm f/1.4
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/dngerzone2/IMG_6624eCW.jpg

[JaGWiRE]

Nice kicks dude.

[DngerZone2]

Nice kicks dude.
thanks but they belong to my nephew:)

[jaybird]

Here's my shot. It's with a 75-300mm lens. I've got others with the 100 2.8 macro lens, but there have been lots of those posted already.

[Kevin034]

5D + 50mm 1.2L enjoy:

[bfurbush]

I'm getting my Rebel XT I believe this upcoming Monday (just shipped!) and I have the stock 18-55mm lens on it...is it possible to get bokeh using this lens on my shots, and what aperature/iso settings would I use to achieve the desired results?

Thanks for all the help, trying to learn :)

[justisnmnz]

bokeh Civil War style part II.

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/9008/2182812copy2sh1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Soggy 70-200 at 3.something.

[angryhampster]

Sigma 150 macro @ f/2.8

edit: helps if I put the image in the post:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/angryhampster/artistic/statue1.jpg

[Jamdiver]

Buttery, creamy, gorgeous bokeh, courtesy of the 60mm f/2.8

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/68/392131733_23c6a1ae69_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/98/390367598_c2d35e0631_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/185/390367599_1b8f7e4cf3_o.jpg

[jaybird]

jamdiver: those are some pretty cool macro shots. What kind of flower is that?

[Jamdiver]

It''s a Hibiscus, jaybird :)

[jaybird]

Cool. I like that third shot. The mix of the three main colours is great: green, red, and yellow. The bokeh is very similar to the 100 2.8.

[Jamdiver]

Yeah, i've been told that it reminds some people of the Portuguese flag!

Yeah I absolutely adore and love the bokeh and image quality of the 60mm, it's just so sweet :).

[ans3288]

taken 24-70 2.8L

[P1X4R]

70-200 f/2.8L at 200mm

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k143/P1X4R_2006/Temp/IMG_0424.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k143/P1X4R_2006/Temp/IMG_0421.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k143/P1X4R_2006/Temp/IMG_0420.jpg

[joshandlauri]

pic

[joshandlauri]

This ones better, one of the first pics after I got my fifty

[joshandlauri]

Another one of my first pics with the 50, much nicer than my kit lens. Bokeh is nyce, can't wait till it gets warm so I can stop taking pictures of toddler cups.

[deepen]

one for me
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/131/412393917_b9a3521849.jpg

[urbanwolfie]

http://www.maddjinn.com/pics/fruitofthesomething.jpg


http://www.maddjinn.com/pics/dandelion.jpg

[Sprint8]

Not sure if it is Bokah or not but it is Very unusual... (Not PP)

[Pekka]

one for me
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/131/412393917_b9a3521849.jpg

That's lovely, is it a Gerbil?

[JaGWiRE]

That's lovely, is it a Gerbil?
I agree, extremely cute.

[Oonja]

http://www.pbase.com/mduluk/image/74005875/large.jpg

[HighPixel]

Not the best bokeh...but interesting. Taken with the 50mm 1.8.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v40/rbalt10129/lenscap.jpg

[Gerdav43]

The kids. The pool isn't pretty but the bokeh is good. Canon Xt with nifty fifty taken two years ago.

[pepperoni]

I love the smooth bokeh I get with the 300 f/4L IS.


http://jellybeanracing.com/John/Misc./Canon%2010D/300mm5520.jpg

http://jellybeanracing.com/John/Misc./Canon%2010D/300mm5530.jpg

http://jellybeanracing.com/John/Misc./Canon%2010D/300mm5502.jpg

http://jellybeanracing.com/John/Misc./Canon%2010D/300mm5534.jpg

[Tareq]

I love the smooth bokeh I get with the 300 f/4L IS.


http://jellybeanracing.com/John/Misc./Canon%2010D/300mm5520.jpg



OH MY GOD!!!
I can't imagine how that will outperform with 300 f2.8L then?
Great close-up shot, i will try someday to shoot those seagulls with my 300 or 100-400

[HighPixel]

Now those are some images!^^^^;) Very nice!

[bdpAKAknox]

http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/5924/psplasun1325er3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Rachellebee27]

Now that's a dirty environment, how long did it take you to clean your camera after that gig?

[bdpAKAknox]

Just wipe everything off the outside of the camera and take it in for service once a month or when it dosnt work right is all i do :)
Have to know where to stand if you dont want to get hit too much.

[JaGWiRE]

Just wipe everything off the outside of the camera and take it in for service once a month or when it dosnt work right is all i do :)
Have to know where to stand if you dont want to get hit too much.
I doubt some people here as true photographers. A true photographer will get a little ditry to get the shot. Not all of us are willing to stand in the ocean or lake to get the shot, but getting a little dirty is no big deal for me. Today I was covered in dirt and mud, but extremely happy with the shots I got.

[HighPixel]

http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/5924/psplasun1325er3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
I take it there are also other photographers there...as this shot was taken?
COOL!

[koekeloer]

SOme flowers in New Zealand

[bdpAKAknox]

I take it there are also other photographers there...as this shot was taken?
COOL!


yes, there are quite a few photographers and videographers on the field at one time at a big event.

[trebuchet]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/73/179925537_26c306ee4d_b.jpg

[Swift]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v715/kninja0/Lasers/XT%20Camera/85mm/boxes.jpg
Canon 85mm f/1.8

[jonathon]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/135/403990410_e9af1ef7c2.jpg

I go to an Oscar-night event and what do I shoot? The Food. Yummy!

[Pastafarian]

http://www.superhonda.com/photopost/data/515/medium/122905006.jpg

[angryhampster]

Sigma 150
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/angryhampster/artistic/statue1.jpg

[erpetao]

OK here is this one with the Nifty Fifty (I use it as my desktop background :)):

[Carzee]

erpeta0 that is really nice.

welcome to POTN!!

[erpetao]

erpeta0 that is really nice.

welcome to POTN!!

Many thanks Carzee. There are awesome pictures in this thread.

I'm addicted to these forums!

[Andrew Pratt]

Here's a few of mine that I happen to have uploaded to my pbase account (which is in dire need of a refresh)

http://i.pbase.com/u16/apratt/upload/42078151.IMG_0139s.jpg

http://k43.pbase.com/v3/99/546699/1/45246085.flower.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/u12/apratt/upload/42077069.IMG_0369s.jpg

[arg245]

Had to add just one ..........

http://capturedinlight.zenfolio.com/img/p153250508-4.jpg

[fuel123]

here goes a few of mine
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/146/434339522_7569f3fe55.jpg

and one of my dog
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/153/429579957_6efab549fa.jpg

[abigailandsam]

http://www.pbase.com/sam_and_abigail/image/75547399/original.jpg

A young Thai woman in the village of Koh Jum.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 85mm F1.2 L USM (II)
1/640s f/1.4 at 85.0mm iso200

[ben4633]

Thought I would add this picture, taken with a Sigma 17-70 2.8. I love this lens. amazingly sharp. f/4.0 1/1000 @ 70mm

[Jason 3XT]

I've only been shooting a couple weeks so here's my best so far!

http://chaoswerks.net/photos/housefinch.jpg

[Franko515]

Miracles of Medicine
50 f1.4 @ 1.4, 1/60, ISO 100

[Lani Kai]

Shooting at an aquarium is quite possibly the most difficult type of photography I've ever done (shooting the D1GP at night in the rain is up there with it)
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/7448/nn4d1807an8.jpg

[Ljung]

can't decide which are the 'best', so decided to post one each from the long and short focal length :lol:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/159/329899258_e1122dbd65.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/161/436394820_997485e8ac.jpg

[lorandh]

Here's a recent one taken with nifty :D

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h180/lorandh/Johannas80th028.jpg

[richard_a]

Canon 5D and 70-200 f2.8L IS

http://i.pbase.com/o6/54/37354/1/75995227.bINFirPU.20070321IMG_3542.jpg

[Tareq]

Canon 5D and 70-200 f2.8L IS

http://i.pbase.com/o6/54/37354/1/75995227.bINFirPU.20070321IMG_3542.jpg

oh no, you should get f4IS to get sharper;)
f3.5? i think you can't get that f-stop with f4, hehe
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[baw5t0n]

oh no, you should get f4IS to get sharper;)
f3.5? i think you can't get that f-stop with f4, hehe
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sharpness?? err... i think seeing the texture on a dog's nose and all the strands of hair on the snout is pretty doggone sharp... :cool: ... heh heh... pun completely intended...

[Tareq]

sharpness?? err... i think seeing the texture on a dog's nose and all the strands of hair on the snout is pretty doggone sharp... :cool: ... heh heh... pun completely intended...

i didn't say this shot is soft at all, but as f4IS is new so then it is sharper as all or most said.
I agree, lil bit and i will touch that dog.

[StealthLude]

Canon 5D and 70-200 f2.8L IS

http://i.pbase.com/o6/54/37354/1/75995227.bINFirPU.20070321IMG_3542.jpg

That is a pretty good dog portrait tho. Im guessing all natural light?

Any post processing done?

[richard_a]

That is a pretty good dog portrait tho. Im guessing all natural light?

Any post processing done?

Thanks and yes it was done in all natural light (early morning in the shade). As for post processing I used Adobe Lightroom playing with contrasts. Resized and sharpened for the web.

[Franko515]

Thanks and yes it was done in all natural light (early morning in the shade). As for post processing I used Adobe Lightroom playing with contrasts. Resized and sharpened for the web.

Did you take the pics down?
I see all the coments but no pic is showing :confused: musta been a hellava shot ;)

Never mind, its showing now, dont know what the problem was.
Anyway great shot ;)

[popolz]

http://upload.popolz.net/files/1/IMG_9298.jpg

[eternally_bored]

Wow popolz...amazing! What a beautiful shot!

Taken with the Sigma 70-300 DG APO:
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/9718/img1780qu1.jpg

[JaGWiRE]

This bokeh, (photo of me taken by friend) represents the king of bokeh.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/geimov/434636620/

[MischiefK9s]

I like this photo, it has bokeh behind and in front.

[peacock]

I took these last October just to see what Bokeh I could get .

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/valentine1/Misc/aa/IMG_9893-01a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/valentine1/Misc/aa/IMG_9894-01a.jpg

[JaGWiRE]

I took these last October just to see what Bokeh I could get .

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/valentine1/Misc/aa/IMG_9893-01a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/valentine1/Misc/aa/IMG_9894-01a.jpg

What's in the background? Flowers or something?

[peacock]

What's in the background? Flowers or something?

Its a sandy / muddy shoreline with some larger shingle , I waited till the tide going out coincided with the setting sun more or less in front of me and the sun glinting off the (still wet shingle) provided the points for my OOF circles .

[nburwell]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/nburwell/bunny.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/nburwell/bandit_35mm1.jpg

[jeffahn]

Here's my contribution to one of the most fantastic threads:

http://jeffahn.smugmug.com/photos/123850403-L.jpg

[DerekI]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/izumiflowers/sets/72157600031760797/

[DerekI]

This one is better , people at flower power group say so.

[justisnmnz]

A bit of mountain road bokeh with the 10-20. :D

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/4844/331287copy2yu8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[DerekI]

NT , this is a money god from china .

[Canon User]

spurn point. hand rail requring attention

[Cerbera LM]

http://alhibma.smugmug.com/photos/111094905-L.jpg

http://alhibma.smugmug.com/photos/111094970-L.jpg

http://alhibma.smugmug.com/photos/111095253-L.jpg

[sebmour]

http://www.sebmour.smugmug.com/photos/140331907-L.jpg

http://www.sebmour.smugmug.com/photos/137263753-L.jpg

http://sebmour.smugmug.com/photos/139367633-L.jpg

http://www.forum.clubphotopolarise.org/userpix/12_Bokeh_50mm_F1_1.jpg

[Sydor25]

http://sydor25.com/Pictures/Dallas_Arboretum_2007-096.jpg

[OPD1008]

Not really an interesting shot... I just got a 70-200 f2.8 so here's my first bokeh shot!
Don

[GrendelZ]

Heres mine 30d/17-40 f4

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d81/GrendelZ/CityBokeh.jpg

[Jamdiver]

More Bokeh from me :).

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/187/446311565_efaf57a8a9_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/150/428195845_6939c40e20_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/188/405924021_a3997f2f62_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/166/410583162_7b380333b7_o.jpg

[justisnmnz]

That second shot is absolutely breath-taking. Simple incredible.

[adamp88]

Creamy 85mm 1.8 goodness:
http://web.mac.com/adamp88/Site/Landscapes_07_files/Media/IMG_5622/web.jpg

http://web.mac.com/adamp88/Site/Landscapes_07_files/Media/IMG_5617/web.jpg

http://web.mac.com/adamp88/Site/Through_the_Months_files/Media/IMG_3692/web.jpg

[Jamdiver]

Creamy 85mm 1.8 goodness:
http://web.mac.com/adamp88/iWeb/Site/Landscapes%2007_files/IMG_5622.jpg

http://web.mac.com/adamp88/iWeb/Site/Landscapes%2007_files/IMG_5617.jpg

http://web.mac.com/adamp88/iWeb/Site/Through%20the%20Months%201_files/IMG_3692.jpg

That is <insert every expletive known to man> @##$%@@ kick arse :).
Well done, wow.
This is just the type of inspiration that I needed :).

That second shot is absolutely breath-taking. Simple incredible.

Thanks!!
When I first was looking through the day's photos, I wasn't really that impressed with it :oops: .
But a little PP, brought out the best in it, god bless RAW :eek:

[justisnmnz]

adamp88 - that third shot is without a doubt one of my favorite flower shots I've seen. Today has been a good day for bekeh I suppose :D

And Jamdiver, those colors just turned out perfect on that shot, you couldn't ask for a better background either.

[radiohead]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/158/415409466_43d6a6aea8_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/193/442616426_de2c4b808e_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/105/273357742_5069a09b0e_o.jpg

[Fade2]

Guess I can do another one.........
Mushin Muhammad

[dekalbSTEEL]

Guess I can do another one.........
Mushin Muhammad

Muhsin Muhammad, that's why they call him Moose, and not Mush;)

Nice shot!