I just recently bought some Opteka fisheye lens before Thanksgiving & this is my first time during Bokeh photography. I would like everyone to critique :)
Pretty cool.I like 2nd best, but 3rd good too. Was born in St. Louis.
JimH
Loc: Western South Jersey, USA
Weeeeeelll, that's not really 'bokeh', that just out of focus.
BOKEH is the blurred background BEHIND a well-focused subject.
Here is some "BOKEH" ... Christmas lights make for terrific "BOKEH"
Snowman in focus--blur behind in "BOKEH "
Ornament with background blue " BOKEH"
JimH wrote:
Weeeeeelll, that's not really 'bokeh', that just out of focus.
BOKEH is the blurred background BEHIND a well-focused subject.
You sure the subject wasn't air? lol
phoenix
Loc: England, but currently living in AZ
The ABSOLUTE last lens you's ever want to use for a good "bokeh" shot is a fisheye! You need a lens to differntiate focus and not include everything! Fast primes are the best for this. A sharp foreground image is a must. Here's a humble example taken last week without the 'circles of confusion' (as we used to call Bokeh) but just a good background blur!
I believe these are out of focus photos. You need a subject that is focused and the rest is blurred out. A matter of adjustments on your part. Good luck.
ALYN
Loc: Lebanon, Indiana
Hmmmmmm I'd have to think about these. I have no idea what BOKEH pictures are. Number 1---I've thrown away better pix than that 2& 3 are interesting and sorta colorful. Are those intentional--if so I've taken lots of BOKEH pix over the years probably thrown away a fortune.:-) ALYN
Very nice shots!
Could you please tell me what your settings were for capturing these images, and how much ambient light was there in the room other than the Xmas lights?
I have been trying to master bokeh, but haven't had much success. I have a 55 mm that I was using but the largest aperture is only 3.5. Is that workable or should I really have something like a 1.8?
I also have a 70 - 300 mm lens but that only goes to 5.6.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks a lot!
many factors contribute to "bokeh"..the aperture size, the shape of the shutter blades, the distance of the background to the subject and lens to subject ..I am sure some of the tech guys and gals can give more detail and there are a ton of tutorials on the "net"..good luck
mimisotaa wrote:
I just recently bought some Opteka fisheye lens before Thanksgiving & this is my first time during Bokeh photography. I would like everyone to critique :)
Here`s a shot with Bokeh ( blurred background )
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