Themed Photography :: Week 31 :: BOKEH

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02-20-2006, 06:09 PM
gesteves

http://static.flickr.com/28/101714401_3706c997e5.jpg
02-20-2006, 11:15 PM
nordberg

dude, that is NICE gesteves! tight control. and, it's nice to see the the circles back...this thread had been bokeh free for a couple pages now (in the traditional sense.)

what kind of keyboard is that?
02-20-2006, 11:22 PM
gesteves

Thanks! Shot with my brand new camera (PowerShot A620) :D

That's the PowerBook's backlit keyboard, by the way.
02-21-2006, 04:38 AM
el-Ignoramus

Great seeing you again Ms Pamela, love the pics, piglet is my favorit

Gesteves, very nice, and I'm envious :)

Happy Pixel, WOW, impressive, copy worthy :D
03-02-2006, 03:28 PM
JWin

where's themed photography week 32?!?!?!
03-03-2006, 10:06 PM
ctranter

Quote:

Originally Posted by nordberg

dude, that is NICE gesteves! tight control. and, it's nice to see the the circles back...this thread had been bokeh free for a couple pages now (in the traditional sense.)

what kind of keyboard is that?

But the 'circles' are undesirable ;)
03-04-2006, 02:00 PM
carly1979

what circles? am i missing something??
03-04-2006, 02:24 PM
robbmcaulay

Quote:

Originally Posted by carly1979

what circles? am i missing something??

Bokeh is the term used for specular highlights that are so blurred due to depth of field they appear as circles.

See in the top left corner of the keyboard pic? :thumbsup:
03-04-2006, 02:39 PM
carly1979

thanks robb :thumbsup:
03-04-2006, 02:49 PM
frex

Perfectly explained Robb!! :)
03-04-2006, 03:34 PM
robbmcaulay

No worries Carly ;)

And cheers Frex! :)
03-06-2006, 05:32 PM
phil-ray

i really must start posting on these weekly things

some great photos in this thread
03-07-2006, 12:00 PM
carly1979

took me a while to get in on this theme!!

does this count....

http://www.the2ofus.co.uk/cat/paws.jpg
03-07-2006, 04:32 PM
robbmcaulay

It has a shallow depth of field which is good!

Try the same shot again, but have a highlight in the background and you'll see the bokeh effect.

Try a candle, or a maglight with the top off.
03-07-2006, 04:38 PM
carly1979

thanks for the tip robb. do you mean with the light in shot or just lighting the background?
03-07-2006, 04:57 PM
robbmcaulay

With the light in shot.

Here's a crude demonstration of bokeh, in the top image the green light is in focus and you can see that the circular light is at an angle to the camera (it's skewed a little). In the bottom image it's out of focus and appears as a perfect circle and alot larger.

http://www.robbmc.com/misc/fk/bokeh.jpg

Don't worry if you can't get it right, it's often thought of as being a bad thing in an image as it distracts from what is actually in focus :D

Edit: Just noticed there's a healthy amount of Bokeh on this :

http://www.robbmc.com/photoblog/imag...2006_03_07.jpg

:thumbsup:
03-09-2006, 07:51 AM
carly1979

thanks for that robb- if i get a chance (if the cat sits still long enough again) i'll try doing it again with a candle in the background. :thumbsup:
03-09-2006, 12:40 PM
el-Ignoramus

Quote:

Originally Posted by carly1979

thanks for that robb- if i get a chance (if the cat sits still long enough again) i'll try doing it again with a candle in the background. :thumbsup:

Fluffy Cat Tail + Burning Candle + Camera = Funny Pics to post soon :p
03-09-2006, 01:43 PM
phil-ray

heres my attmpt, dont think its exactly right but i like it

http://www.belfast-clubber.co.uk/images/camera1.jpg
03-09-2006, 03:34 PM
WannaBe_80z

That camera is HUGE haha. Like a brick.

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