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kitacanon

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May 04, 2009 00:58 | #6166

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both from the 300/4.5 on the 40D

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May 04, 2009 00:59 | #6167

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

F/5.6 - 1/200 - ISO100

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May 04, 2009 05:41 as a reply to @ kay188's post | #6168

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May 04, 2009 10:12 | #6169

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

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May 04, 2009 14:00 as a reply to @ Rennsport's post | #6170

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

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May 04, 2009 14:16 | #6171

Two from earlier today:

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May 04, 2009 14:49 as a reply to @ Pauly_G's post | #6172

Here is one from yesterday...

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May 04, 2009 19:48 | #6173

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May 04, 2009 20:09 as a reply to @ huhging's post | #6174

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

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May 04, 2009 20:50 | #6175

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?

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May 04, 2009 22:41 | #6176

Smooth bokeh here...

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May 04, 2009 22:47 | #6177

sacral wrote in post #7859655

Smooth bokeh here...

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

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May 04, 2009 23:08 | #6178

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..

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May 04, 2009 23:43 | #6179

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

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May 05, 2009 00:11 | #6180

Shoes:

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