HBW!

DaireQuinlan · 14-05-2014 8:45pm #1

I was going to resurrect one of the other ones but screw it, Zombie Bokeh doesn't taste so good.

pullandbang · 14-05-2014 10:36pm

Bokeh FTW!

pixbyjohn · 15-05-2014 10:22am

pullandbang wrote: »

Bokeh FTW!

Like HDR......in small doses only.

amdgilmore · 15-05-2014 6:55pm

I don't even need to click through to know what lens that is. Must dust mine off and get some use out of it.

AnCatDubh · 15-05-2014 8:48pm

i missed this and i missed this

maybe next time.

magicbastarder · 15-05-2014 10:15pm

pixbyjohn wrote: »

Like HDR......in small doses only.

bokeh is an artefact and not a process, so it's much more easily digestible.

Fatgoogle · 17-05-2014 9:42pm

Stupid question alert:

Im i right in thinking that bokeh is blur? and that wide angle lenses pull it off better?

DaireQuinlan · 17-05-2014 10:07pm

Fatgoogle wrote: »

Stupid question alert:

Im i right in thinking that bokeh is blur? and that wide angle lenses pull it off better?

"Bokeh" rather broadly, is the way a particular lens renders its out of focus areas. No particular type of lens pulls it off better than other lenses, though in fast lenses or long lenses the OOF areas might be more prominent than in slower or wider lenses.

Interestingly the "bokeh" evidenced in the shots I've posted would generally be regarded as being pig-ugly. The ideal situation from an aesthetic POV would be a smooth gaussian blur over the field, produced by few lenses, wide angle or not. One example that comes close would be the Nikon 105mm f/2.5, https://www.flickr.com/photos/dairequinlan/13314362595 for example, or https://www.flickr.com/photos/dairequinlan/6083315569

M.J.M.C · 19-05-2014 12:51pm

Today I learned HBW = Happy Bokeh Wednesday..thanks to some googling

DaireQuinlan · 21-05-2014 9:09am

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Fatgoogle · 21-05-2014 3:20pm

something a bit like?

Candle by samhomfray, on Flickr

or

When you hand your camera over... by samhomfray, on Flickr

This is with a pentacon 1.8 50mm

DaireQuinlan wrote: »

"Bokeh" rather broadly, is the way a particular lens renders its out of focus areas. No particular type of lens pulls it off better than other lenses, though in fast lenses or long lenses the OOF areas might be more prominent than in slower or wider lenses.

Interestingly the "bokeh" evidenced in the shots I've posted would generally be regarded as being pig-ugly. The ideal situation from an aesthetic POV would be a smooth gaussian blur over the field, produced by few lenses, wide angle or not. One example that comes close would be the Nikon 105mm f/2.5, https://www.flickr.com/photos/dairequinlan/13314362595 for example, or https://www.flickr.com/photos/dairequinlan/6083315569