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Blur/Bokeh - Open Thread
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 5:57 am
by sury
We know that any discussion on blur or bokeh soon tend to become religious but
let's sort it out through our images. Open thread and please post your bokeh and/or
blurred background images.
Re: Blur/Bokeh - Open Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 2:31 am
by smulnik
Sury,
Nice! My favorite is the second photo.
And I think you have Extra Sensory Perception. I was wondering if there was a bokeh thread.
Sig
Re: Blur/Bokeh - Open Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 2:42 am
by smulnik
Sury,
Does this thread include crazy looking bokeh? I have a tendency to challenge myself by walking around with my Reflex 500mm F8 lens to see what kind of bokeh I can get out of it.
Sig
Sony Reflex 500mm F8
Sony Reflex 500mm F8
Sony Reflex 500mm F8
Re: Blur/Bokeh - Open Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 3:20 am
by jbtaylor
Of course it does. The more the merrier.
Nice work from you both.
The ZA 85mm 1.4 shot at f2.0 on the a99.
Re: Blur/Bokeh - Open Thread
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2017 2:44 am
by sury
Thank you and Nice set Sig. As JB said, more the merrier.
Nice portrait JB. Thansk for the suggestion...
CZ135 @f1.8 on A900. That thing is still alive and kicking strong.
I see your crazy bokey and raise a bokeh panorama, Sig.
A900 and Hasselblad 250/f4 with adaptor
Re: Blur/Bokeh - Open Thread
Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 11:32 pm
by bakubo
Lots of nice photos already posted!
My wife holding a saba (mackerel) in the kitchen and preparing dinner.
Re: Blur/Bokeh - Open Thread
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 4:18 am
by jbtaylor
Those last two posts are spectacular.
No offense to Sury, but I love the fish.
JT
Re: Blur/Bokeh - Open Thread
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 4:56 am
by smulnik
sury wrote:
I see your crazy bokey and raise a bokeh panorama, Sig.
Ha! I never thought of a bokeh panorama. That's great!
Re: Blur/Bokeh - Open Thread
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 5:03 am
by smulnik
I kind of like that mackerel too!
Sig
135mm STF
500mm Reflex
100mm Macro
Re: Blur/Bokeh - Open Thread
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 6:20 am
by sury
No offense taken JB.
I am looking forward to let my wife know that couple of fishies
were preferred over her photos.
Very nice mackerel shot, Henry. I agree with the consensus.
Sig, that 135STF is a dream. Love the macro shot. I think the Reflex
is losing out between 135STF and the 100 macro.
Sury
Re: Blur/Bokeh - Open Thread
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 6:08 am
by smulnik
Thanks Sury. As far as the 135 STF goes, it has great bokeh but as you would suspect, it's not very versatile. In hindsight, I think that I would rather have the 135 ZA.
For this shot I walked the length of the fence until I found a spot where I could get strong circle-bokeh that would mimic the circles and angles in the fence ornamentation.
500mm Reflex
I think that the circle bokeh in this one looks a lot like the glowing eyes of spirits or creatures lurking in the bushes.
It's caused by purple Christmas tree lights in the background.
500mm Reflex
135 STF
Re: Blur/Bokeh - Open Thread
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 9:35 pm
by jbtaylor
Outstanding work. Well thought out and beautifully executed.
Also, the ZA 135 is an absolute rock star of a lens. Best money I have ever spent in photography.
Re: Blur/Bokeh - Open Thread
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 9:44 pm
by jbtaylor
Regarding the ZA 135mm and embracing it's characteristics (CA and all), I offer the following:
Shot at f2.0.
Re: Blur/Bokeh - Open Thread
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 9:57 pm
by jbtaylor
And again at f2.0;
Re: Blur/Bokeh - Open Thread
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 12:13 am
by ValeryD
WoW! All the pictures very good!
But
smulnik
... I think that the circle bokeh in this one looks a lot like the glowing eyes of spirits or creatures lurking in the bushes.
It's caused by purple Christmas tree lights in the background.
It's super bokeh.