Bokeh -post your best pls

[luvsadog2]

Here's my contribution for today .. shot at the canals in Venice, CA -- left the 100mm f/2.8 at home, so these were shot with the 17-85mm IS.

[luvsadog2]

Two more

[Sypheed]

^^ looooove the colors

[luvsadog2]

^^ looooove the colors

Glad you enjoyed the pics, Sypheed -- thanks!

[dilorenzo1954]

I agree. Very nice
Another taken with the 100-400 (400 @ f/5.6)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3362/3496324808_92af3dc63b_o_d.jpg

[luvsadog2]

Thank you, dilorenzo .. nice work on your tulip photo too! Carla

I agree. Very nice
Another taken with the 100-400 (400 @ f/5.6)

[luvsadog2]

One more from yesterday's trip to Venice Beach..

[Garry Gibson]

Great thread, wonderful photos.

here is one more, one of the thousand lizards who live around my house
keeping the insect population down from 1 trillion to 1.5 billion.

GG

[Alex_Venom]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3355/3498268535_35bcb2a951_o.jpg

Canon 40D
Sigma 150-500

[luvsadog2]

Great thread, wonderful photos.

here is one more, one of the thousand lizards who live around my house
keeping the insect population down from 1 trillion to 1.5 billion.

GG

I agree Garry.. as far as your shot, that's mighty creamy bokeh -- nice! Carla

[luvsadog2]

Canon 40D
Sigma 150-500

Great detail, Alex ... beautiful! Carla

[luvsadog2]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3520/3463122051_3233c40c6f.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3424/3366872217_04d68cf7d1.jpg

Not my best, but a couple of my recent favorite bokeh shots.

Great photos, haley! I love them both! Carla

[airfrogusmc]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/airfrogusmc/IMG_4847.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/airfrogusmc/IMG_4721.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/airfrogusmc/IMG_4543.jpg

[Salma]

These were shot by me at a BBQ yesterday.

http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww119/GFX-Kuri/1-11.jpg

http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww119/GFX-Kuri/7-5.jpg

http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww119/GFX-Kuri/2-12.jpg

[luvsadog2]

Some more flower bokeh :p

[kitacanon]

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/711/fledg.jpg

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/1503/squawk2c236u32.jpg

both from the 300/4.5 on the 40D

[kay188]

A quick test after buying a Hoya Skylight 1B filter.

F/5.6 - 1/200 - ISO100
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m44/kay188/Photography/IMG_7735.jpg

[Vince_408]

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_VIqNO_CGBm8/Sf7GHQq19HI/AAAAAAAANxY/i2BQXJ26BU4/s800/_MG_0126.jpg

[Rennsport]

Here is an accidental image while trying to capture a water droplet image -- our Chausie saw the water bowl and thought to partake:)

Focus on left eye

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff169/rennsport751/IMG_1347.jpg

[FocalPrincess]

Several bleeding heart, very little processing. Slight crop and contrast, and for once, that's it!

[Pauly_G]

Two from earlier today:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3659/3501918902_4303fef92b_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3385/3501919922_fce6cbb224_b.jpg

[huhging]

Here is one from yesterday...

[airfrogusmc]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/airfrogusmc/IMG_8219.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/airfrogusmc/IMG_8235.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/airfrogusmc/IMG_8213.jpg

[Garry Gibson]

Huhging, that is a great photo, the minimal bokeh really adds
to the overall effect of the shot.

[kitacanon]

Can some posters explain their view of bokeh as they relate to the photos here...the widipedia has this to say about bokeh:
Bokeh (derived from Japanese, a noun boke 暈け, meaning "blur" or "haze") is a photographic term referring to the appearance of point of light sources in an out-of-focus area of an image produced by a camera lens using a shallow depth of field.[1] Different lens bokeh produces different aesthetic qualities in out-of-focus backgrounds, which are often used to reduce distractions and emphasize the primary subject.

When I first posted a shot with bokeh it related to the first part of the definition, that being the out of focus points/sources of light, but it seemed that just out of focus backgrounds/foregrounds used to "reduce distractions and emphasize the primary subject" had become accepted...so I started shooting for that...but...

Has the definition of bokeh changed so that the background itself can be the primary subject?

[sacral]

Smooth bokeh here... :)

http://www.kdl-photo.com/potn/giaquinta/14.jpg

[luvsadog2]

Smooth bokeh here... :)



Very nice, sacral .. that's one romantic shot! Great work.. Carla

[stepineden]

I don't see this shot as having any real bokeh. There is out of focus, blurriness, but none of it adds in a pleasing way to enhance the main subject. It might create another level of interest or create a story so to speak but I don't see it as adding to the beauty of the photograph. It is that effect, almost like someone took a paintbrush to the photo
that I personally respond to, the "oooohhh" effect..

[stepineden]

I've been forcing myself to shoot with the"brick". Besides having trouble with focus, I've found getting really nice bokeh difficult

[viet]

Shoes:
http://www.sharperimagestudio.com/blog/uploads/XV/Ariana/IMG_9019.jpg

[luvsadog2]

I don't see this shot as having any real bokeh. There is out of focus, blurriness, but none of it adds in a pleasing way to enhance the main subject. It might create another level of interest or create a story so to speak but I don't see it as adding to the beauty of the photograph. It is that effect, almost like someone took a paintbrush to the photo
that I personally respond to, the "oooohhh" effect..

Hey, step.. I like the shot very much .. I think it works very well.

I'm not sure if my photo qualifies for bokeh either, but I think it's worthy of posting here :p

[Jdumas]

I only wish I had enough time to look at all the pages in this thread. Thanks for the inspiration.

[drdiesel1]

Something backwards.

[stepineden]

Luvsadog2, I think I have seen most of the photos you have posted and I'm having trouble thinking of any that weren't worthy. Enjoyed them all actually! The only photo on this thread that left me scratching my head (think it was here) was a brick/stone wall slightly out of focus, and it probably had its place. I'm just trying to say that I think there is a separation at some point between effective use of oof in a photo and it becoming bokeh. Is that a personal preference decision or is there a technical guide line.
Just kinda wondering..... Here is another with the 24-70. I so want to put my 100macro back on but how will I learn ...if you here something bumping around in the dark, it's just me looking for a little light....:)

[single_track]

I've been forcing myself to shoot with the"brick". Besides having trouble with focus, I've found getting really nice bokeh difficult

I do not have any bokeh giants (85L, 200L, etc.) so maybe I am easy to please but I like the bokeh that I get from the 24-70L. I like the OOF lights/highlights effect that I get. These are real busy backgrounds (Time Square). I think the BG adds context and has pleasing highlights, at least to me. Both of these are f4, not wide open. I wish I grabbed some 2.8's as well but the moment has passed.

[stepineden]

single_track, I figure the focus and bokeh issues are directly related to the idiot behind the camera ( wait a minute, did I just say that?), and not the lense on the front of the camera. Until someone can prove me wrong on that assumption I'll keep working that 24-70......bumping around in the dark, can anyone tell me where the light switch is?

[Rachellebee27]

I think 2.8's would have ruined your "isolating the subject" and left them a little too blurry around the edges. I have plenty of trouble with remembering to bump down the aperture as to isolate, as you can see from my recent bee pics (post #6137 in this thread). I hate those missed opportunities...

You can also see from this shot... I had PLENTY of room to use a small aperture, as the green background here was the lawn 1 story down and several yards away. I would have really liked to have the whole flower in focus.

Canon 40D, Sigma 28-70mm F2.8-4
with +1, +2, and +4 close up filters
f8, ss1/320, ISO 125, focal length 53mm

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3662/3491797370_03feb1a828.jpg?v=0

[single_track]

I think 2.8's would have ruined your "isolating the subject" and left them a little too blurry around the edges.

That's a great point. On the statue guy, I remember bumping the aperture to f4 from f2.8 to ensure I would get all of him in focus for what would be a quick grab shot. I remember thinking that I wanted a little more DOF. I did not think specifically about the edges but you are right. While a larger aperture would better blur the BG, it would have likely softened the subject's edges and weakened the background separation a bit (the effect I absolutely wanted).

A new thing to think about: sharp subject edges for better separation. I am another step closer to knowing everything. Thanks.

[izatt82]

shot this one not to long ago with my 100-400L, its not super BOKEH but i think it works for the shot. let me know what you think.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a140/izatt82/softball8.jpg

[luvsadog2]

Luvsadog2, I think I have seen most of the photos you have posted and I'm having trouble thinking of any that weren't worthy. Enjoyed them all actually! The only photo on this thread that left me scratching my head (think it was here) was a brick/stone wall slightly out of focus, and it probably had its place. I'm just trying to say that I think there is a separation at some point between effective use of oof in a photo and it becoming bokeh. Is that a personal preference decision or is there a technical guide line.
Just kinda wondering..... Here is another with the 24-70. I so want to put my 100macro back on but how will I learn ...if you here something bumping around in the dark, it's just me looking for a little light....:)

Really nice shot, Step ... love the colors! Carla

[cedm]

Three shots I recently took... (click for larger versions)


400D + Canon EF 50mm F/1.4 @ 1.4:

http://static.zooomr.com/images/7396269_bb3c794145.jpg (http://www.zooomr.com/z/photos/zoom/7396269/size-8/)



400D + Canon EF 50mm F/1.4 @ 1.4:

http://static.zooomr.com/images/7396279_eb98d55f45.jpg (http://www.zooomr.com/z/photos/zoom/7396279/size-8/)


400D + Tamron 17-50 F/2.8 @ 50mm F/2.8:

http://static.zooomr.com/images/7396295_834dfdd46d.jpg (http://www.zooomr.com/z/photos/zoom/7396295/size-8/)


I quite happy with the result. What you guys think?

[izatt82]

i like that last shot, can still see the background slightly and it seems to give the foreground some sort of place.

[huhging]

Here we go....

[Rachellebee27]

Here we go....

That looks so familiar where is it?

[huhging]

Have you been to Korea?

[davidd10]

Just got my Canon 50mm 1.4 and can't wait to try it out!!!

[hlaricca]

Well, I am not sure this one is my best ever but it is one of my current favorites. You can look at the properties on flickr but it is basically: Rebel XTi - 70-200 f/4L USM - 200mm - f/5 - iso 1600 - RAW converted to jpeg - No post processing or cropping

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3498/3296783838_8ac91b4b75_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/laricca/3296783838/)

[pridash]

Three shots I recently took... (click for larger versions)


400D + Canon EF 50mm F/1.4 @ 1.4:

http://static.zooomr.com/images/7396269_bb3c794145.jpg (http://www.zooomr.com/z/photos/zoom/7396269/size-8/)



400D + Canon EF 50mm F/1.4 @ 1.4:

http://static.zooomr.com/images/7396279_eb98d55f45.jpg (http://www.zooomr.com/z/photos/zoom/7396279/size-8/)


400D + Tamron 17-50 F/2.8 @ 50mm F/2.8:

http://static.zooomr.com/images/7396295_834dfdd46d.jpg (http://www.zooomr.com/z/photos/zoom/7396295/size-8/)


I quite happy with the result. What you guys think?

Gotta love the shallowness of 1.4! Now if only I could afford the 1.2!

[huhging]

Couple shots...

[Rachellebee27]

Have you been to Korea?

Nope.

[towersinthesky]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3320/3504912512_99634eeca8_b.jpg

[SheRidesABeemer]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3662/3508821256_5e24c2acb3_b.jpg

[DutchOven]

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f100/supamannn99/flower.jpg

[Kamik636]

http://www3.telus.net/dmk61/IMG_5845.jpg

http://www3.telus.net/dmk61/bokeh/IMG_5761-sm.jpg

[javig999]

Here's a try...

http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq163/javig999/IMG_7809.jpg

http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq163/javig999/IMG_7815.jpg

[hlaricca]

Here are a few more:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3558/3492139887_13c75a0a71_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/laricca/3492139887/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3372/3492957276_819f40c305_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/laricca/3492957276/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3170/2954766706_7d3360a4cb_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/laricca/2954766706/)

[airfrogusmc]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/airfrogusmc/IMG_8407.jpg

[malcolm027]

These were taken with a Pentax 80-210 lens mounted on my xt. This lens was 100 dollars when my mom bought it in the late 70s. I was surprised how they turned out considering the amount of dust collected inside the lens and the condition of it.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a307/malcolm027/IMG_8481.jpg?t=1241734678
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a307/malcolm027/IMG_8471.jpg?t=1241734704http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a307/malcolm027/IMG_8577.jpghttp://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a307/malcolm027/IMG_8655.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a307/malcolm027/IMG_8615.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a307/malcolm027/IMG_8631.jpg?t=1241734871

[denli21]

Here are a few from a recent trip to the San Diego Zoo. All were taken with 70-200 f/4 IS.

1.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3553/3511580360_9cfb1c9da1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/denli21/3511580360/)
2.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3349/3511590478_e5a563c95e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/denli21/3511590478/)
3.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3601/3511606684_d133dd1d2b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/denli21/3511606684/)

[stepineden]

a lot of really well done pieces posted in the last 48hrs or whatever. I shot over 100 frames yesterday and disapointed with the lot so I hate you all...small, petty, envious happen to be some of my more admirable traits.
bumping around in the dark looking for a little light

[tonylong]

Hey Bokeh buddies!

I wanted to post a few shots that are not so much examples of great bokeh, but are rather examples of results you can get with what you could consider "unorthodox" gear.

I was out shooting a couple days ago with the 1DM3 with the 100-400 lens and a 1.4x TC, mounted on a monopod, and ended up in the woods where I found very few birds and such, but quite a few Spring forest flowers.

Now, I also had my 5D with a shorter lens, and I could have hiked back and gotten my tripod and a macro lens, and taken "real" flower shots with "real" bokeh, but I decided "what the heck" and determined to take "silly" flower shots with my birding gear.

Try to picture a heavy rig and you're pointing it down toward a flower and leaning over into the viewfinder and trying to hold it steady, but your position is awkward and at f/11 your shutter speed is slow and your weaving back and forth trying to steady yourself to get a shot...that's what it was like in the dim light of the woods.

But, I got some shots that did not suck, and I'm sharing here because, at MFD, f/11, over 500 mm, I also got some shots with the makings of bokeh! Pretty crazy!

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/112228166/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/112228162/original.jpg

This one was much farther and had to be closely cropped, and is in fact a bird:):
http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/112228321/original.jpg

[cedm]

a lot of really well done pieces posted in the last 48hrs or whatever. I shot over 100 frames yesterday and disapointed with the lot so I hate you all...small, petty, envious happen to be some of my more admirable traits.
bumping around in the dark looking for a little light

Don't worry too much about that. We all post our best shots here but we keep quiet about the not-so-good ones (for most of us, that's the majority of our shots). My keeper rate is less than 10%, no shame in that :)

[vivala1210]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1065/3165528578_e86dffd396.jpg?v=0

[haileylommen]

Great photos, haley! I love them both! Carla

Thank you very much! :)

[pridash]

These were taken with a Pentax 80-210 lens mounted on my xt. This lens was 100 dollars when my mom bought it in the late 70s. I was surprised how they turned out considering the amount of dust collected inside the lens and the condition of it.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a307/malcolm027/IMG_8481.jpg?t=1241734678



Great shot! Shame you had to crop out the right hand side, otherwise it would have been perfect!

Here are a few from a recent trip to the San Diego Zoo. All were taken with 70-200 f/4 IS.

1.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3553/3511580360_9cfb1c9da1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/denli21/3511580360/)


Love that shot - great colours!

[vfrstephen]

Re: Bokeh -post your best pls
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff116/vfrstephen/IMG_3479.jpg

[Daddy_O]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3153/3050448850_e5109861ff.jpg

[pridash]

From today (Canon 100mm macro): -

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3578/3513049150_ea99fc74c3_o.jpg

[wimg]

Hi Allen,

At first I thought this was shot with the 50L :D, but then I thought, no, there is something wrong with the perspective, so I checked the exif - ok, ok :D. It is on my wish list. Long time from now :D.

Great shot, I really like it. The rendering is fabulous, DoF is perfect, expression is great, as is the contrast between the subject and background, and so is the framing. I keep on looking at it, I find.

Kind regards, Wim
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/airfrogusmc/IMG_8407.jpg

[stepineden]

Keep looking thru my unhappy shoot from the other day to see what I can learn.
It doesn't help when shooting in bright sunlight to have accidentally adjusted exposure to +.33. Might explain washed out colors. Then hand held on a breezy day makes getting good focus real difficult. Here is one after pumping the color.

[airfrogusmc]

Hi Allen,

At first I thought this was shot with the 50L :D, but then I thought, no, there is something wrong with the perspective, so I checked the exif - ok, ok :D. It is on my wish list. Long time from now :D.

Great shot, I really like it. The rendering is fabulous, DoF is perfect, expression is great, as is the contrast between the subject and background, and so is the framing. I keep on looking at it, I find.

Kind regards, Wim

Thanks Wim..

Heres a lil sump'm from yesterday same glass.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/airfrogusmc/IMG_5191.jpg

[Salma]

My latest, drop of water with glitter sprinkled over it on a feather :D

http://i44.tinypic.com/25zpdgm.jpg

[Oz Visuals]

Getty Center

[wimg]

Thanks Wim..

Heres a lil sump'm from yesterday same glass.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/airfrogusmc/IMG_5191.jpg
Sheesh! Aaarrrrgh!

You already (ok, Perry and a few others too :D) are responsible for making me add a 135L to the bag (finally got my second one, a good one, yesterday :D), don't do this to me! :D

Looks like this is another thread I have to unscribe from :D.

Kind regards, Wim

[airfrogusmc]

:lol::lol::lol:

Wim this is an amazing lens. I can hand hold this puppy and 1/20 of a sec. And its the sharpest Canon lens I've ever shot with.

Its only money ;)

[tonylong]

Heh! Are you saying Allen's 200 takes good photos:)?

[wimg]

Heh! Are you saying Allen's 200 takes good photos:)?
No :D.

I say Allen makes great use of the IQ that this lens can deliver in the right hands, Allen's in this case :D.

Kind regards, Wim ;)

[wimg]

:lol::lol::lol:

Wim this is an amazing lens. I can hand hold this puppy and 1/20 of a sec. And its the sharpest Canon lens I've ever shot with.

Its only money ;)
Yes, I know, you did mention that a few times.

Unfortunately it is almost 5000 euros over here, and that is the money I need to have my house fixed first :D.

Kind regards, Wim

[airfrogusmc]

Yeah its not cheap but dang it sure is sweet.

[heishiro]

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj298/heishiro_PPC/flower.jpg

[pridash]

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj298/heishiro_PPC/flower.jpg

Great shot! Is that with your nifty fifty? If so, it's one of the first shots I've seen where the bokeh doesn't seem "harsh".

[heishiro]

Great shot! Is that with your nifty fifty? If so, it's one of the first shots I've seen where the bokeh doesn't seem "harsh".

yup 50mm 1.8 and spot metering. the 1.4 is toooooooo far from the budget

[Kamik636]

http://www3.telus.net/dmk61/bokeh/IMG_5887.jpg

http://www3.telus.net/dmk61/bokeh/img046-.jpg

[superdorf]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3369/3521053970_26137ea426_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3390/3521100374_f14ed5863a_b.jpg

[BscPhoto]

http://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss279/bscphoto/place_172.jpg

[kandyredcoi]

im a noob, so far IMHO this is my best BOKEH shot :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/fluxmr2spyder/photoadventures%205-5-09/IMG_2577.jpg

shot with a rebel xs and a 50 1.4

[Matt Peters]

Shot with a 25-105 @ f/4 ..

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg8/matt-peters/_MG_6913.jpg

[huhging]

From last weekend...

[Rennsport]

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff169/rennsport751/IMG_1770a.jpg

[jasyn]

girlfriend took this. came out pretty well imo.

http://www.scrubbr.org/images/random/guitar01.gif

[RIgnacio]

Taken with my 70-200 F4 L
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3384/3478268119_13712ff39f.jpg

[luvsadog2]

Butterfly bokeh... ?

[haileylommen]

http://www3.telus.net/dmk61/bokeh/IMG_5887.jpg

http://www3.telus.net/dmk61/bokeh/img046-.jpg

I love the pinecone shot!

[good_boy]

5DII 85II @ 1.2

http://www.imagehosting.ir/files/3tkewdl1kjevcfw6wt71.jpg

[segasaturn]

What plant is this? I like the shot.

Taken with my 70-200 F4 L
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3384/3478268119_13712ff39f.jpg

[good_boy]

5DII 85II @ 1.2


http://www.imagehost.ir/files/i1c5nzt30yvxpetksvyh.jpg

[good_boy]

5DII 85II @ 1.2


http://www.imagehost.ir/files/js6xd6qbdw8gw9ia8ihi.jpg

[RIgnacio]

Thanks Segasaturn, the plant is an Agapanthus AKA Lily of the Nile.

[hlaricca]

Some more Butterfly Bokeh (XTi + Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM):

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3598/3296783640_8835d72978_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/laricca/3296783640/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3449/3296783404_257cac7925_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/laricca/3296783404/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3646/3296783570_cb75012f5f_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/laricca/3296783570/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3543/3295957743_ffebc0fa6f_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/laricca/3295957743/)

[cfibanez]

Nice shots good_boy! That DOF is freakingly shallow. I will have to get this lens... ;)

[Pete W]

Canon 1D MK3 EF500 + 1.4x, ISO400 1/800sec at f7.1, Tripod, slight crop

http://www.uknaturephotographer.co.uk/lightbox/gallery/Birds/Passerines/Sparrows%20Dunnocks/NP013810.jpg

[Matt Peters]

Canon 1D MK3 EF500 + 1.4x, ISO400 1/800sec at f7.1, Tripod, slight crop

http://www.uknaturephotographer.co.uk/lightbox/gallery/Birds/Passerines/Sparrows%20Dunnocks/NP013810.jpg

That's one freaking sharp shot! :D

[tonylong]

Pete,

Halt! Stop giving me an excuse to want the 500!

Oh, and great shot!

[blueskyyy]

here's some

[blueskyyy]

a few more

[shayneyasinski]

Pete,

Halt! Stop giving me an excuse to want the 500!

Oh, and great shot!


you mean buy???
wanting is the easy part....:D

[Garry Gibson]

Some of these are so wonderful
Here are a couple with the 24-105 in the fading sunlight.

GG

[Drew.B]

There are some tough acts to follow here, just phenomenal shots. Here's my contribution.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3364/3527653662_55800e1f5d_b.jpg

[SeattleSpeedster]

floral abstracts at 1.4

http://www.vispoint.com/album/Spring%20Flowers/slides/_MG_2009.jpg

[RMXSeven]

Here is my Contribution!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3422/3208531883_0cdf812527_b.jpg

~Ronen

[Alex_Venom]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3617/3523555426_95bab38c34_o.jpg

[luvsadog2]

Bee bokeh? This is what I came home to tonight when I went to get my mail.. would have been nice to have gotten a macro shot with my 100mm, but I decided to keep my distance after a few gave me some warning buzzes... so I put the 17-85mm IS back on and had to crop these shots pretty drastically.

[Dave M]

Holy cow! What was in your mailbox? :shock:

Bee bokeh? This is what I came home to tonight when I went to get my mail.. would have been nice to have gotten a macro shot with my 100mm, but I decided to keep my distance after a few gave me some warning buzzes... so I put the 17-85mm IS back on and had to crop these shots pretty drastically.

[The Fox]

im a noob, so far IMHO this is my best BOKEH shot :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/fluxmr2spyder/photoadventures%205-5-09/IMG_2577.jpg

shot with a rebel xs and a 50 1.4
It looks electric with a spectrum radio?
Nick

[luvsadog2]

Holy cow! What was in your mailbox? :shock:

Hopefully my mail (if I ever get to it again)... actually, the bees had been hanging out in the water main turnoff box on the ground below the mailbox and the DWP vector people were supposed to deal with it today .. I guess they missed a few! So now I have a group of pissed off bees who are trying to figure out their new game plan while hanging out on my mailbox, ha.

[kandyredcoi]

It looks electric with a spectrum radio?
Nick

yea its my friends RCGT class rc race car, electric brushless with spektrum :D

[_aravena]

Bee bokeh? This is what I came home to tonight when I went to get my mail.. would have been nice to have gotten a macro shot with my 100mm, but I decided to keep my distance after a few gave me some warning buzzes... so I put the 17-85mm IS back on and had to crop these shots pretty drastically.

That's freaky!!! My uncle had a collection of bees like that on a water facet. It was so insane! I'd be so tempted to get a lighter and any aerosol can. :lol:

[mehran.mo]

hihihi

http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs38/f/2008/354/6/d/6d00260d6c3a85b1709d079134e25161.jpg

[tharmsen]

I like this one because you can see a clearly defined band where the leaf is in focus but everything immediately before and after are creamy. Love it!

http://www.intempusphotography.com/photos/523539703_VQKX3-XL.jpg

[Technophile]

got a couple from a recent photoshoot, both 5d2, 70-200L at f2.8

background was some low branches at the edge of a forest

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3313/3484690294_d8e1d8a18c.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3615/3484689750_c87d6e1f7c.jpg

[The Fox]

yea its my friends RCGT class rc race car, electric brushless with spektrum :D
Nice. I just now after 5 years upgraded to a B4 and brushless.
Nick

[kandyredcoi]

^cool! congrats!

another bokeh contribution
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/fluxmr2spyder/5-12-09/IMG_0214.jpg

[dilorenzo1954]

Taken today. Raindrop beads on my car's sunroof. 5D, 24-105, 105mm @ f/4

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2346/3534391937_fa18a271a6_b_d.jpg

[luvsadog2]

Bees on poppies

[izatt82]

a close up of me

http://www.IzattPhotography.com/img/v3/p802030981-5.jpg

[nyrk]

Taken today. Raindrop beads on my car's sunroof. 5D, 24-105, 105mm @ f/4

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2346/3534391937_fa18a271a6_b_d.jpg

I really, really love this one. And what a great idea.

[p360]

^ I agree. Simply awesome. I love it.

[dilorenzo1954]

I really, really love this one. And what a great idea.

^ I agree. Simply awesome. I love it.
Thank you nyrk, pratman! Here is another, although I prefer the first one...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2209/3534649683_ee8f29ab22_b_d.jpg

[Calindy]

My favorite, taken at the Aruba Butterfly Farm

http://DebMann.zenfolio.com/img/v3/p492336948-3.jpg

[izthistaken]

Agree, those water drops are sweet!!!

[RIgnacio]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3320/3524111481_d86e9eebb7.jpg

[FrankBlack]

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/4499/mg3598c.jpg

[izthistaken]

Damn that is cool!! Love the water coming off of him too! What a spectacular shot! Lens? Settings?

[luvsadog2]

Pretty purple bokeh.. :)

[FrankBlack]

Damn that is cool!! Love the water coming off of him too! What a spectacular shot! Lens? Settings?
Thanks izthistaken, snapped him just as he came out of the water for lunch, 40D 70-200f/4 at f/5 1/250 with the 40D's flash.

[izthistaken]

Very nice! Thanks for the info!

[katodog]

Will these work??


http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/katodog/Willowbrook%20Wildlife%20Center/_MG_9962.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/katodog/Willowbrook%20Wildlife%20Center/Merlin001.jpg

[S.E.V.]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3647/3504782342_698f5aabb1_o.jpg

Lav Vegas.

[Amamba]

These are great photos, with nice background blur, but is this actually bokeh (e.g. the eagle shots) ? To me, the bokeh is something different, a special distortion effect created by a lens' diaphragm. Most photos in this thread show b/g blur - unless I completely misuse the term.

[katodog]

Spoilsport...

[wimg]

These are great photos, with nice background blur, but is this actually bokeh (e.g. the eagle shots) ? To me, the bokeh is something different, a special distortion effect created by a lens' diaphragm. Most photos in this thread show b/g blur - unless I completely misuse the term.
No, bokeh is just blur and the way it behaves, and most often used when referred to when describing background blur. The adjective used with the word bokeh is the important part, as we are (most of the time) looking for great or pleasant bokeh, i.e., a pleasant rendering of the transition from sharp to unsharp when going from in-focus to OOF and of the unsharp area in general, without sharp lines, double lines or rings, etc, IOW, smooth transitions in terms of tone and delineation.

Good bokeh is generally created by the lens design in the first place. Another important point is aperture and/or FL, as a large aperture and/or a long FL make it easier because of the greater separation between back- and foreground. The aperture may contribute, because very angular aperture blades may cause double line effects or a very busy background, while more rounded aperture blades may cause a smoother transition. However, generally speaking, a rounded aperture will help in the creation of nicely rounded specular highlights in the back- or foreground, like in the picture by S.E.V slightly higher up. Combine this with good optical bokeh, and the spherical highlights disappear smoothly and softly in the background .... :D

Do note that OOF back- and/or foreground may also contribute to good bokeh or not :D, as long linear elements with sharp contrasts in the OOF zones, like grass blades fairly close up, reeds, etc., may also cause bokeh to be less pleasing.

Kind regards, Wim

[Candor]

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/mdavies_01/IMG_9701.jpg

[SeattleSpeedster]

^^ sweet shot

[kandyredcoi]

+1^^

[bad karma]

+2 - Phenomenal

[luvsadog2]

Couple of flower shots

[investorguy]

I like the way the cherry blossoms blurred.

http://www.pbase.com/investorguy/image/112422422.jpg

[Candor]

^^ sweet shot

+1^^

+2 - Phenomenal

Thanks - much appreciated guys!

[izthistaken]

Cador, how long were you waiting for that shot? :lol:

investorguy, that is an awesome shot!

[TheLaird]

Shut the windows and doors or it will all blow away !!!

http://i512.photobucket.com/albums/t321/BraesideLaird/IMG_4479-web.jpg