Bokeh -post your best pls

[Ronald S. Jr.]

LOL...does a blown out sky count as bokeh?

[George Chew]

Greetings,
The paintery effect of 70-200 f2.8.

[dkenney]

A day at the beach

[kwsanders]

That is a very interesting shot, dkenney.

[Amorous]

That is a very interesting shot, dkenney.
I think the wrong subject was focused. :D:D On a serious note, it's a pretty good bokeh.

[PAS Photography]

Great shot but I think the model /person might be a better topic. Had it of just been waves and the subject chosen it would have been perfect due to lack of distration in the background

[DDA]

A friendly cat (75-300)

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[dkenney]

lol, thanks guys for your comments. I did get some really great shots of my model... but it wouldn't have done well in the bokeh forum. :) keep your eyes peeled in another forum ;)

[DDA]

Look at the cat, he's got already full focus on this other part of the forum :lol: :mrgreen:

[dkenney]

LOL. purdy kitty :)

[Gabbana]

nothing that great, just messing around with a new camera.




http://home.comcast.net/~gabbana/1.jpg

[Eagle]

Nifty Fifty (1.8) Bokeh

[odvdveer]

An oriental poppy


Olga

[dkenney]

wow, all three great shots... the money, the pup and the poppy. I love the color in the poppy, very nice.

[AdamJL]

Semi-bokeh :)

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/5201/negative0292914ba.jpg

[Jamie Holladay]

Row of Zs
http://www.24zero.com/zdayz2006/cars/Zs%20In%20a%20Row%202.jpg

[glowie]

stigma
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[K_AMJ]

http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/image/61297668

[dkangel]

Here ya go.

[anomie]

http://i.pbase.com/g4/71/172071/2/61709887.0BTOnuJi.jpg

[MegaHurtz]

:)

http://www.2k4civic.com/images/trophy.jpg

[762x51]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/762x51/Photography/Spotter.jpg

[gmazet]

OK check it out...

I went to a local car show in my town tonight and pulled an interesting trick off..

I had the camera focused on the reflection in one of the cars side-view mirrors.. it was about 75-100 ft at my 8 o'clock. so the lens is focusing out that far, and the car itself is way out of focus. at the same time, oncoming trafic is at about that focal length, so you get the illusion of someting close to you being in focus, and something far being in focus, and bokeh in between! :D

http://bigwoolyg.smugmug.com/photos/76077496-L.jpg

[RandyMays]

Here you go:

http://www.huntel.net/randymays/Pics/Img_1378.jpg

[rudi_tapper]

Bee Orchid; 50mm 1.4 + tubes

[Reluix]

I took this with my friends camera. Rebel xt with 18-55...this is as close as i can get to good bokeh. Mainly just wanted to contribute :D...

[Phonetic]

I'll have a shot too then. 100% crop shot at Copenhagen Zoo last week using 30D + EF 70-200 f/4L (f/4 & f/5.6). I'll post some portraits using 50mm f/1.4 later for far more insane DOF :)

http://www.galaxies.dk/gallery/zoo/images/Zoo_023.jpg

http://www.galaxies.dk/gallery/zoo/images/Zoo_003.jpg

[busterboy]

Where is the grass in the background..Mmmmm:D

http://www.timprocter.co.uk/photography/squirrel/squirrel-bokeh.jpg

[Orchid]

Testing out my new EF-S 60mm when I first got it!

[GeneMan88]

I took this photo while checking out my gear before going out for the day.

Shot with 1D "classic" and EF 17-35 f/2.8L at 35mm. Mode=Av Priority, ISO=400, Av=f/2.8 . Resized, cropped and USM via PS7.

[geofftelforduk]

Serious depth of field and bokeh!!!

http://www.geofft.co.uk/files/forum/dof.jpg

[superdiver]

Here is a recent one of mine, shot with the 100 macro at 2.8, ISo 200(?)


http://superdiver.smugmug.com/photos/74519178-L.jpg

[Honeybee]

Canon 50 1.4; 10+ sat

[dkenney]

That settles it, I am getting a 50mm ASAP. These are amazing.

Belade, WONDERFUL b/w!

[kwsanders]

Yea... there are some very good shots in this very long thread. The 50 mm f/1.4 USM is a great lens.

[dkenney]

is the 1.4 worth the price difference over the 1.8?

[MagicallyDelicious]

is the 1.4 worth the price difference over the 1.8?

i want to know too! :D

[dkenney]

maybe we should start a new forum... post your best 50mm 1.4 and 1.8 shots. LOL.

[In2Photos]

maybe we should start a new forum... post your best 50mm 1.4 and 1.8 shots. LOL.

Here you go, 50 1.4

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=139085

If you want to start a 50 1.8 go ahead. there is a lens archive at the top of the lens forum.

[dkenney]

should have known. HAHA! Thanks for the link, In2Photos :)

[kwsanders]

is the 1.4 worth the price difference over the 1.8?

Yes, it is worth the price. The USM alone is worth the price in my book. Beyond that, however, you get the extra half stop of light, the build quality is much better with the 1.4. After reading many threads on the forums here and looking at various reviews on Fred Miranda and other sites, I decided to go with the 1.4 over the 1.8.

[dkenney]

good info. Thanks!

[Cassie]

Time to bump the never ending thread. This was taken at a Bull's game I thought it would be a good shot for the thread. 85 1.8-1600-1/800-f2

http://nappalonia.smugmug.com/photos/77133252-M.jpg

[dkenney]

Cassie, excellent photo.

[cjm]

Here is one I kind of like. Its not a pretty dandilion but it's a real dandilion. And that is what I was trying to capture.

[CED]

That's mine~ I like the Bokeh of this pic! ;)

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[Cassie]

Cassie, excellent photo.

Thanks! I was planning on posting that about 10 pages ago!

A lot of good images here:D

[GNMink]

Can I play? :D

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h28/GNMink/IMG_0580adj.jpg

[bullrage22]

A few:

[Mint_Sauce]

This is my best (and only) shot with any kind of bokeh. :)

http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~henleyb/gallery/medium/0001.jpg

[Canonic]

It's not the best. But it shows motion.
http://www.inloco.ru/samples/Caroussel.jpg

[myself621]

Here's one I like.

http://static.flickr.com/75/174211383_f54660e0f4_o.jpg

[Lord_Malone]

http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/8958/lord0668a9jt.jpg

[sh0ebox]

Hey everybody... here are my attempts at bokeh from my 350D with kit lens... which is very new and so am i to DSLRs so i hope these are okay :)

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/5041/tabasco1ay.jpg
http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/6195/moose9oc.jpg

[Carzee]

Lord, you may start something..
http://www.mygraphix.com/index/u/9/107/649.jpg

[enigmatic]

Here is my contribution:

http://images.fotopic.net/y9hbo3.jpg

[Jetmech1]

Nice looking Tabby.


This is my best (and only) shot with any kind of bokeh. :)

http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~henleyb/gallery/medium/0001.jpg

[busterboy]

Taken this morning..:D


http://www.timprocter.co.uk/photography/bird-table/ringdove.jpg

[johnathan]

With the 100-400L
http://johnathan.smugmug.com/photos/76028130-L.jpg

[kwsanders]

I am not sure if I have posted over my quota for this thread or not, so I will just post a link to a photo that I took today. It isn't anything special, but it does have some nice bokeh.

http://flickr.com/photos/dirgon/175124734/

[superdiver]

Here is one I took today. Also my first attempt at B&W...

CC welcome....

http://superdiver.smugmug.com/photos/77711029-L.jpg

[CajunGal]

Canon 50mm 1/4
http://images1.fotki.com/v321/photos/5/53191/3616817/grasshopper04-vi.jpg

[kwsanders]

CajunGal: very nice shot! How did you get him to stay around?

superdiver: I like the BW version of the photo.

[okiebass101]

took this sat. at a little league game these two umpires caught resting between games...


http://AllensPhoto.smugmug.com/photos/77814159-M.jpg

[CajunGal]

CajunGal: very nice shot! How did you get him to stay around?
Thanks! He just sat there on an agapanthus stem & watched me take his pic. That photo is a crop, you can't see much detail of the grasshopper in the original, but I prefer the look of the bokeh in the original...
http://images17.fotki.com/v325/photos/5/53191/3616817/grasshopper02-vi.jpg

[Cassie]

Cajungal, I like the original too.

[td4wg]

I just got my 30D last week.

This was taken with a 50mm 1.8.

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e170/td4wg/30D011a.jpg

[In2Photos]

Tamron 28-75 Xr Di on Rebel XT

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=89560&d=1151378781

[dkenney]

In2Photos... AWESOME. that is just beautiful.

[johnlynch]

Tested my new lens a month or so ago,i like the lens alot.....
70-200L IS.
1st image is full frame,2nd is 100% crop.Taken on a 10d.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y144/lynchpics/fly.jpg


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y144/lynchpics/fly2.jpg

[In2Photos]

In2Photos... AWESOME. that is just beautiful.

Thanks.

[shiato storm]

I find this thread quite ammusing in that we're less concerned with the subjects but more the backgrounds! well, since I rarely post around here I thought I'd pitch in my effort for once...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/shiato5torm/HRR20060626-04-crop.jpg

[jonathon]

I kinda like the background AND subject in this one ;) I got this with the 70-200 on my first day at a real event with it.

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/2592/1750930695a1f117801o7gd.jpg

[Cassie]

Nice shot Jonathan

[Chrisedge]

Tested my new lens a month or so ago,i like the lens alot.....
70-200L IS.
1st image is full frame,2nd is 100% crop.Taken on a 10d.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y144/lynchpics/fly.jpg


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y144/lynchpics/fly2.jpg

Great shots!

Here is one from my 50mm f/1.4 (I think it was around f/2.0)
http://www.chrisedge.com/photos/albums/gallery/flower002_1024.sized.jpg (http://www.chrisedge.com/photos/gallery/flower002_1024?full=1)

[MegaHurtz]

Wow, I really like that shot of the fly!!

My contribution for today... 50mm f/1.8 @ 1.8

http://www.2k4civic.com/images/shaejune28-4.jpg

[MegaHurtz]

This is my best (and only) shot with any kind of bokeh. :)

http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~henleyb/gallery/medium/0001.jpgAnother great pic :)

What lens was used? What did you do to make the pic so vibrant?

[kwsanders]

Great shot, megahurtz! He looks like he is about to jump right out of the photo. :)

[msalganik]

hey everyone, im new here but thought id add to this amazing thread. Here are a few I got in my backyard with an old nikon (dont kill me) 400mm/2.8 adapted to my 20D... sadly I had to get rid of that lens...but a 400/2.8 is what it is regardless of who made it =)

[René Damkot]

Don't see any images, but that might be my browser.
Cudos for at least posting what lens was used, that happens far too little, which makes this tread rather pointless IMHO ;)
Now repost the images and state the aperture used...

[In2Photos]

I don't see the pic either.:(

[msalganik]

hmmm...i attached them but they didnt show up... is there something im doing wrong... like I said im new, so any help would be great:oops:

[René Damkot]

Maybe they are bigger then 100kB?

[msalganik]

tried that.... infact I hate having to shrink them so much... ive got a better sollution.. go to http://www.buytelescopes.com/gallery/gallery.asp?c=29783 ... the pictures of the red shouldered hawk are what I was trying to get...my favorite is rainy afternoon part II.... I love how the lens captured both the drops on the hawk's feathers and the drops in free fall ...the ones on that site are at least large jpegs =) but if anyone has any directions for posting pics on this site im all ears for the future

[msalganik]

Don't see any images, but that might be my browser.
Cudos for at least posting what lens was used, that happens far too little, which makes this tread rather pointless IMHO ;)
Now repost the images and state the aperture used...


lol....yea, not mentioning the lens does take some meaning (at least in the technical sense) away from the photo... as for the aperture, I shot almost exclusively wide open with this lens and these pictures are no exception

http://www.buytelescopes.com/gallery/gallery.asp?c=29783

[Jemram]

f5.6, 1/100, ISO400, 350D with the kit lens and a 2x closeup filter

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v189/jerem_rsv_uk24/LuttonButterfly007.jpg

[kwsanders]

Awesome photo, Jeremy! I love it... with the kit lens even.

[350D_Noob]

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g78/JGabrielPhoto/IMG_4036.jpg


http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g78/JGabrielPhoto/IMG_3786.jpg

[kwsanders]

That second shot is a Black-eyed Susan, isn't it Jeffrey? I love it.

[kprince]

.

[Bill S]

Here is a keeper

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/74933230-L.jpg

[350D_Noob]

That second shot is a Black-eyed Susan, isn't it Jeffrey? I love it.

Thanks! I'm not too sure what it is though. It was jsut sitting in my front yard waiting to be shot. ;)

[Mint_Sauce]

Another great pic :)

What lens was used? What did you do to make the pic so vibrant?

Thanks! :)

It just happened to be a really nice day - I got lucky I think. I lightened the shadows a touch and sharpened but generally the image was good out the camera. I took that with my Sigma 10-20mm.

[jwkramer]

Great Idea.. and some great shots!

.. but I think some are confusing "bokeh" with simple DOF/selective focus. Of course it was said up front by an enlightened individual so maybe I should keep my opinions to myself :lol:

Here's one I really like;
http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=yf0nz0&outx=0&quality=70&noresize=1




and another where the bird is less interesting than the bokeh.. by quite a bit
http://cyberdynesystemsimaging.fotopic.net/c175121.html

you shot this with your 200 f1.8 didn't you??? :)
MAN I WANT ONE OF THOSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mediasoldier]

I like this one :)

http://www.mediasoldier.net/photography/images/20060622154903_sway.jpg

[Az2Africa]

90400

[OiPaz]

This is an experiment with ferns and "front-bokeh".
I still have to decide whether I like it or not! ;)

[SweethomeAlabma]

I am a very very new beginer but I thought this came out nice

BTW can anyone tell me why my pics get so small when I upload them to Photobucket?:(


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v418/tfruhauf/photography/newlens011.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v418/tfruhauf/photography/newlens042.jpg

[scokar]

Kokopelli

[phocalphobe]

i was taking surf pics at a surfspot called "bowls" at the channel entrance to the ala wai boat harbor in honolulu, hawaii when this opportunity presented itself.

1d mark II n, 600Lis, 1.4 extender tv/1000 f9 iso 400

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/helix/helix/surf-bokeh.jpg

[GeneMan88]

This was shot with 1D/EF 17-35 f/2.8L combo at 35mm. Mode=Av Priority, ISO=100, Av=f/4, Tv=1/500. It was a quick snap shot, I didn't even think too much about it... I should have set the aperture to f/8 or smaller. You can't even tell there's a waterfall in the background because of the "extreme bokeh". Oh well...

[GeneMan88]

Great shot! My wife & I just got back from Waikiki Beach. I saw a few photogs out along the beach with looong lenses on tripods taking photos of the surfers.

[phocalphobe]

hey, thanks. so is yours.

as you observed, there are alot of folks taking surf pics here and a bunch of them are pros along with a loosely knit gaggle of hobbyists like myself. we have alot of fun bunching up sometimes to make it look like a media event is going on, lol. but most of all, we like talking about photography, to the distraction of why we're at the beach with all that gear in the first place.

[seanm]

How could i peform bokeh with a 30d and 70-200m f4 lens, could someone explain, I'm still very much a noobie, because i know out of OOF background comes naturally with lens, but how so u get rid of the shapes and just completely blurred background, camera settings etc...any help would be great

[Ronald S. Jr.]

In general...get a subject...be fairly close to them. Shoot close to wide open (f/4 in your case), and get a background that's a bit distant. That's one way to get some bokeh.

[cjm]

How could i peform bokeh with a 30d and 70-200m f4 lens, could someone explain, I'm still very much a noobie, because i know out of OOF background comes naturally with lens, but how so u get rid of the shapes and just completely blurred background, camera settings etc...any help would be great Set at f4 and focus on something. Depending on what the distance is behind it you can get great blur. Also I find the longest focal point (200mm) brings out better blur. As seen in these two images below.

[billyb2]

Neighbor's fence with one of those big plastic kid's jungle gyms in the background. 300 2.8 IS @f4
http://www.pbase.com/image/62474811

[seanm]

thanks for the help, hopefully in a few weeks I will be able to contribute to the thread :).

[adamp88]

Love the creamy bokeh of the 85 f/1.8.
http://web.mac.com/adamp88/Site/Gracie_files/Media/IMG_4096/web.jpg

[Lotto]

F8 boheh?

http://home.pacbell.net/coolbit/tomato3.jpg

[geofftelforduk]

Heres one of mine!

http://www.geofft.co.uk/files/forum/flowers/_MG_6101.jpg

[johnlynch]

Great shot Geoff,heres mine

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y144/lynchpics/CRW_5141.jpg

[geofftelforduk]

john - excellent shot aswell! You would think they where from the same place!!

[dkenney]

Lotto, NICE!

[geofftelforduk]

Yeah lotto! I love that shot! The colours are amazin! What lens?

[Lotto]

Thank you! Lens is at long end of the 24-70L.

[MegaHurtz]

Both of these pics were taken yesterday... the background is a beautiful sunny summer day.

http://www.2k4civic.com/images/bokeh.jpg

http://www.2k4civic.com/images/bokeh2.jpg

[GeneMan88]

Here's a candid of my wife at the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor. Taken with my 1D/EF 17-35 f/2.8L combo at 17mm, mode=Av Priority, Av=f/2.8, Tv=1/2500, ISO=200, no flash. A polarizing filter was also used.

[K_AMJ]

http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/image/62976026

[interman]

http://charon.gamershell.com/interman/29.06.2006/IMG_3740.jpg

[rshavis]

Here's one of mine

[Lord_Malone]

Here are a couple of recent ones. My monitors need to be recalibrated, so I'm not sure 100% sure about the colors on these. But who cares. It's a "bokeh" thread after all... ;)

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/4084/lord21098oy.jpg

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/6428/lord22719qm.jpg

[busterboy]

http://www.timprocter.co.uk/photography/bird-table/woody-frame=2.jpg

[chakalakasp]

http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/5540/mg0016retoneweb7503dx.jpg

[Nikolas]

http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/5540/mg0016retoneweb7503dx.jpg


I like this one the subject pops out from the background.
Great shot!

[Crashoran]

http://myspace-399.vo.llnwd.net/00907/99/32/907712399_l.jpg

[Lotto]

Lotus with 70-200L IS @200 F2.8

http://home.pacbell.net/coolbit/lotus3.jpg

[johnathan]

Wow Lotto
Very nice ! Johnathan

[pknight]

Canon EF 100-400 L, 400mm, ISO 200, f/5.6, 1/800 sec.

http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~knight/rw.jpg

[noelty]

Taken with Canon EF 28-135 IS: 1/200, f6.3, 135mm, ISO 100

http://static.flickr.com/44/185320127_c9574f7a19_b.jpg

[runninmann]

Tamron 28-75 75mm @2.8

[kalfalfa]

Butchart Gardens - Bee
http://static.flickr.com/67/176714267_68f9d85297_b.jpg

[kalfalfa]

http://static.flickr.com/46/176698709_e819ec857c_b.jpg
http://static.flickr.com/66/176702046_9b52e7102a_b.jpg

[Grooby]

here's mine
http://gallery.kegogi.com/d/54489-2/IMG_0965.jpg

[seanm]

Here's mine

http://img351.imageshack.us/img351/63/img01739ha.jpg

[Novaheart]

I really love the way this one came out with the outer edge of the dandelion out of focus.
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/novaheart/IMG_2367.jpg

[_dreamer]

I didn't see any in B&W, so I'll try to be the first ;-)

[saravrose]

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b130/saravrose/the%20challenge/Copy2ofIMG_6006.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b130/saravrose/jenn%20and%20kids/CopyofIMG_0774.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b130/saravrose/the%20challenge/IMG_3711.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b130/saravrose/Idaho%20City%20photos/CopyofIMG_5525.jpg

well that was fun... I just went through my photobucket... Lets see.. One of these was taken with the 75-300mm not the greatest lens.. one of these was taken with nifty, one was taken with the 28-105 3.5-4.5 and one was taken with the 70-200 f4.0 L.....

sari

[Jarrad]

Canon 100mm Macro @ 2.8

http://xs203.xs.to/xs203/06270/Poppy.jpg

:)

[gembherds]

my first bokeh

[AdamJL]

here's another:

http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/4603/f515re2dv2.jpg

[Zwiz]

Jumping in:

300mm f/4L IS

http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/9708/notredame23rp.jpg
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/15/jb41qm.jpg
http://img491.imageshack.us/img491/4383/pervierbrun1c1zp.jpg

[Lord_Malone]

More stuff growing in my backyard...

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/4650/ord2818hj6.jpg

[Jaime]

Here is my try, how does it look?

http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/9742/img0762bbw9.jpg

[Lord_Malone]

Here is my try, how does it look?



Nice "try". ;)

[Jaime]

Thanks Lord_Malone, as you know I am still very new at this I took that one yesterday when I started playing with RAW images for the first time, I posted in the Comment and Critique * that I took in RAW format but this one is my favorite.
Nice "try". ;)

[Lord_Malone]

Thanks Lord_Malone, as you know I am still very new at this I took that one yesterday when I started playing with RAW images for the first time, I posted in the Comment and Critique * that I took in RAW format but this one is my favorite.

RAW is a beautiful thing. The pic I posted above yours was pretty severely underexposed. I boosted the brightness by about a stop and a half, sharpened, and the boosted saturation levels. That's it. Less than 5 minutes worth of work for a shot that would've otherwise got deleted.

[busterboy]

http://www.timprocter.co.uk/photography/Candids/alice.jpg

[Jaime]

Wow and I thought that was pretty much straight out of the camera. Yes I am liking this RAW thing, the problem is that I now have to buy more cards. I went through a 1GB card yesterday with 63 pictures, that was it.

Lord_Malone I am really getting into this. I cant wait till i become better at it.

RAW is a beautiful thing. The pic I posted above yours was pretty severely underexposed. I boosted the brightness by about a stop and a half, sharpened, and the boosted saturation levels. That's it. Less than 5 minutes worth of work for a shot that would've otherwise got deleted.

[David S]

There are some fantastic shots in this thread. I can't believe I went through all 90 pages.

My attempt...