I saw this poor little Dahlia while I was winterizing my garden. I thought it might make an intereting macro.

It looks like only not knowing the correct spelling, I also did not thoougly understand the concept. Thanks for your assistance re the actual bokeh technique

I have thought a long time before responding. Yes, I managed to mangle the spelling of the technique " Bokeh". I honestly thought either spelling was ok..(maybe lazy on my part re spelling) I was just so eager for your expert help. Instead, I got hate posts. ie "mostly French," and other lengthly comments re my mangling of the word "Bokeh".

Buy hey, was all that hatefull posts helpful. Yes, I asked "Bob", not to respond to my posts.. I have run across Bob in the past, and if there is something something snotty to be said, he says it.!!

But this website is not a a website for English teachers. My post indicates I know what I am doing, just not sure what I was doing wrong, or I guess how to properly spell Bokeh.

I was so eager to seek your expert help, and I was sloppy re checking the spelling.. I received more posts re the incorrect spelling than I did how to correct my settings. SHAME ON YOU!!!

That is it. !! I plan to unjoin from this website. Surely there are more helpful websites.

Not sure what a dof calculator app is, but will probably try it.

Thank you...

thank you

I am having trouble posting on this site. I just wanted to say I did try using aperature priority with a tripod and was pretty pleased with the results. The picture has a lot to be desired, but it does show the aspects of bokeh photography I was trying to obtain.

I have enclosed the photo and just want to say, thank you for your help.

oops, clicked to fast, here is my new picture of a bokeh photo.

Again, thank you for your help.

Thank you very much. I tried using aperature priority - Nikon Micro 85 mm , aperature at 4.0 - ( not a prime lens, and the result - which has much to be desired is at least looks like a bokeh picture.

Again, thank you for your criticism.

This last remark was actually helpful...

Please do not respond to my posts. i consider you a troll and do not appreciate your rude and unhelpful comments.

Actually, I thought the the spelling was either. I did try a 50 mm lens and stopped down to 1.8 aperture. and used the manual setting. The picture was just blown out. Let me try using the aperature setting with a tripod and see if the results are better.

Please accept my apologies, this post was sent to another user who I consider a troll and not to you.

This picture of a cone flower was meant to be boku. But I just could not pull it off. Eneded up with an interesting macro of the cone flowers seed pod .

Either the whole picture was soft or the whole picture was sharp. I was trying to make the seed pod in focus and the petals soft

I tried various lens but no boku effect. I think the room (sun room) was too bright to use a wide open aperature without blowing out the whole photo. .. even with changing ISO and SS.

I would certainly appreciate any assistance to obtaining a boku effect in my photographs.