BOKEH BOKEH BOKEH - The Good and the Ugly - II

Moving right along, as Pete said (has it already been over 6 years?) for the original thread:

Pete wrote in post #4957531
This is a bit of an off-shoot from the Bokeh thread in the lens section here.

Now. To me, bokeh is the art of using a blurred background to provide a pleasing contrast to the subject. In effect, the subject should be isolated away from the background and "pop".

So, post your best candidates here and I'll pass my subjective and artistic judgment on them all.

Original thread Started 2/20/08.

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