BOKEH BOKEH BOKEH - The Good and the Ugly

[fotoi]

 

[Skygod44]

I don't really know where to put these lovely characters who made me smile, when out for lunch in a remarkable restaurant today.

So I hope the bokeh is sufficient, and that they bring a smile to your face(s) too.

 

[edmidlifecrisis]

Young yellow crowned night heron, not in mature plumage yet by Ed Spenser, on Flickr

 

[Jack Dawe]

Arctic Tern

 

[Skygod44]

Arctic Tern
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Cracking shot...
...but on my smartphone, that bokeh is "ouchy-ouchy"
How is it, on a bigger screen?

 

[Jack Dawe]

Cracking shot...
...but on my smartphone, that bokeh is "ouchy-ouchy"
How is it, on a bigger screen?

Sparkly. I agree it is a bit harsh though. Obviously the bird is backlit, but I can't remember whether I was shooting directly into the sun (I was on a boat). I killed the highlights completely in Camera Raw and set the contrast to -20. Maybe I should have set the latter to more like -60, though I'm not sure whether it's an improvement.

 

[Skygod44]

Sparkly. I agree it is a bit harsh though. Obviously the bird is backlit, but I can't remember whether I was shooting directly into the sun (I was on a boat). I killed the highlights completely in Camera Raw and set the contrast to -20. Maybe I should have set the latter to more like -60, though I'm not sure whether it's an improvement.
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Thanks for the reply.

What I like about this thread is the encouragement to include good & bad bokeh...
...which is, of course, partly subjective.

One man's "bokeh-licious" is another man's "bokeh-barf".

 

[fotoi]

 

[Skygod44]

Mum (the horticulturalist) is here, and said she'd never seen anything like it in the UK.

As for me, being less use than a wet bag of cement when it comes to flower-type things, I just liked the colour and bokeh

 

[Aristosan]

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Great Shot

 

[fotoi]

Great Shot

Thank you.

 

[fotoi]

Driving in The Netherlands.

 

[Skygod44]

Shrine bokeh

 

[96whiteknight]

RF 85 @ f/1.2


Untitled by Michael Bartley, on Flickr

 

[Lucky7]

Minolta X700, 50mm 1.2, Kodak Pro Image.

 

[Skygod44]

Micro 4/3.
Lightweight bokeh-licious goodness.

 

[Jack Dawe]

Micro 4/3.
Lightweight bokeh-licious goodness.
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Did they sing it to these words?

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[PaulH]

 

[Skygod44]

Did they sing it to these words?

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The "words" are the bits in focus.
It's sung in Japanese

 

[576photography]

Canon EOS 5D/Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM