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01/16/2005 03:47:50 AM · #126 |
Well I didn't enter but wish I'd taken this shot during the timeframe, only missed by a few days.
Just out of interest, how would you score this shot? |
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01/16/2005 04:21:47 AM · #127 |
4 Bears,
For me, that's more of a shallow DOF shot than a bokeh. The background leaves are part of a continuum of focus from front to back, essentially, and fully recognizable as leaves. I've done a quick-and-dirty selection/gaussian blur in photoshop to produce a more bokeh-like result, in my eyes:
You could also desaturate the background a bit, so it wasn't so agressively green; I tried this and liked it, but wanted to keep this one close to the original with only the blurriness changed.
Robt.
Message edited by author 2005-01-16 04:23:24.
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01/16/2005 07:51:58 AM · #128 |
Last day of voting on the Bokeh challenge and STILL discussing bokeh and the various definitions. This has certainly been a hot topic. :-) I'm not proclaiming to be an expert, FAR FAR from it - but I do like to see all sides represented fairly, especially when the subject matter is actively being voted on in a current challenge.
Therefore - here is a definition of bokeh that I find interesting and should be considered by active voters.
The following is an excerpt from What is Bokeh by KenRockwell.
//www.kenrockwell.com/tech/bokeh.htm
 Fig. 1. Poor Bokeh. This is a greatly magnified blur circle showing very poor bokeh. Note how the edge is sharply defined and even emphasized for a point that is supposed to be out-of-focus, and that the center is dim.
 Fig 2. Neutral Bokeh. This is a a technically perfect and evenly illuminated blur circle. This isn't good either for bokeh, because the edge is still well defined. Out-of-focus objects, either points of light or lines, can effectively create reasonably sharp lines in the image due to the edges of the sharp blur circle. This is the blur circle from with most modern lenses designed to be "perfect."
 Fig. 3. Good Bokeh. Here is what we want. This is great for bokeh since the edge is completely undefined. This also is the result of the same spherical aberration, but in the opposite direction, of the poor example seen in Fig. 1. This is where art and engineering start to diverge, since the better looking image is the result of an imperfection. Perfect bokeh demands a Gaussian blur circle distribution, and lenses are designed for the neutral example shown in 2.) above.
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01/16/2005 09:05:18 AM · #129 |
Originally posted by glad2badad:
Therefore - here is a definition of bokeh that I find interesting and should be considered by active voters. |
while i appreciate your sentiments, this definition is just one interpretation offered by the challenge description. i, for one, am looking for backgrounds that contribute a bokeh effect to the image. whether a solid blur or blobs of light, as long as it enhances and contributes to supporting the subject, i am fine with it. |
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01/16/2005 09:11:46 AM · #130 |
Originally posted by skiprow:
Originally posted by glad2badad:
Therefore - here is a definition of bokeh that I find interesting and should be considered by active voters. |
while i appreciate your sentiments, this definition is just one interpretation offered by the challenge description. i, for one, am looking for backgrounds that contribute a bokeh effect to the image. whether a solid blur or blobs of light, as long as it enhances and contributes to supporting the subject, i am fine with it. |
Agreed - all are entitled to their opinions/views. Therefore my posting. :-)
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01/16/2005 10:19:52 AM · #131 |
Please, keep voting the way you've been voting all throughout the challenge.
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01/16/2005 08:27:55 PM · #132 |
It is important to remember that this is artistic expression and what works for one person doesn't work for someone else. The challenges are also up for interruptation.
If you like your picture... That is all that matters. However, I do find that there are those who seem to love to add one liners with little to no tact...which really makes me laugh. |
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