BOKEH BOKEH BOKEH - The Good and the Ugly

CyberDyneSystems wrote in post #4959274
O-kay, I'm ready to be judged,

an older one.

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Beautiful pic, Cyberdine. (As is the lioness) This looks like some kind of bird that hovers while hunting. What kind of bird is this?

Looks like it's falling asleep. Beautiful shot though.

thoughts on this one?

so Pete, here's one I'd be interested in your comments on this...bad (because it's busy) or good (because of the hummer bokeh)

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JWright wrote in post #4958021
How about this one?

That's very good. Maybe a little tightly cropped, but nice....

sugarzebra wrote in post #4958032
Here is one from this past weekend.

Cute shot, a darker background would have "popped" this more, I feel...

Alright, I'll play.. here's my contribution:

_aravena wrote in post #4958046
Awesome! My fav bird. Blakc caped chickadee.

flying spider!!! Major cropped seeing how I don't have a macro, but I like it since it's all I'll get till I get a macro. Ugh...

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I actually got injured taking this shot. not badly, but pretty seriously scraped up my leg. Don't ask, but I did have to leave immediately to find some bandages before I bleed everywhere.

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Both shots are nice. The top one has bright highlights in the background which detracts from the image as a whole. The second image is better balanced tone-wise. Both images suffer from being too centred. I can see why you've done it (Centre AF point), but there's no reason why you can't crop the image for a more pleasing compositon.

joayne wrote in post #4958155
So Pete, you got tired of trying to explain BOKEH on the bokeh thread?! I finally unsubscribed as 95% of the photos are not examples of creamy bokeh but rather DOF. Ilike your rating system

Come On Folks... Nice BOKEH

Basically, yes.

Randy1213 wrote in post #4958534
Here's some bokeh I like:

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Very good. The subject is centered here, but in a very pleasing balanced way. The bokeh shows enough to place the dragonfly in it's environment.

Thelonius wrote in post #4959201
Going through some old shots I found this:

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Hmm.. I'm not too sure about this. A bit of a display of narrow DOF. If all the grass flower heads were in sharp focus, this could work. However, since only one flowerhead is in sharp focus, the impact is diminished. Sorry, this doesn't work for me.

Weez wrote in post #4958054
Thanks for the look, i know they are off a bit, I just started shooting in difficult low light situations so I am getting ramped up on that. I'lll keep plugging away.

Yeah, it's difficult when the AF won't lock on properly. Try going old-school and turning to manual focusing.

CyberDyneSystems wrote in post #4959274
O-kay, I'm ready to be judged,

an older one.

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Very good. This is a great example of the bokeh placing the subject in it's environment. The two large spots in the top right are a little distracting, however.

Good arrangement too, getting the bird on the third.

CyberDyneSystems wrote in post #4959295
A newer one;

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A lovely portrait, although the lion's face looks to be very centred; another crop may help the composition here. The bokeh here is a little odd, having that strange dark line in the right. Linear artifacts in bokeh should really compliment the subject, not detract from it.

CyberDyneSystems wrote in post #4959295
A newer one;

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A lovely portrait, although the lion's face looks to be very centred; another crop may help the composition here. The bokeh here is a little odd, having that strange dark line in the right. Linear artifacts in bokeh should really compliment the subject, not detract from it.

Rachellebee27 wrote in post #4960515
thoughts on this one?

It's a lovely, intimate shot. Technically wise, it's a shame that the baby's whole head isn't in focus. Changing the angle to be more face-on would help to get all of the face in focus at one time, allowing a deeper connection with the subject.

The green background helps to reinforce the idea that this is taken in hospital.