Bokeh wonderings
Ahh! just looked at Bojidar's site, I had mistakenly thought that the 'soft' control was in addition to the aperture ring.
I thought that too!
Great example Don
Very dreamy - I like this much more than the LensBaby look.
Matt
(For gallery, tips and links)
under better light, the highlights take on an ethereal glow, that is tough to describe....
I try to use it for at least one shot on each wedding shoot....
I spent many hours editing video yesterday, abd having an excuse to get up, and move around was needed!
Pentax Lenses:|DA12-24/f4 ED AL|DA35Ltd Macro|FA31Ltd|FA77Ltd|FA50/1.4|F70-210|FA20-35 f4/AL|A*200/f4 Macro ED|A50/1.7|A50 Macro f2.8|1.7xAF adapter|
Voigtlander|125/f2.5SL Macro APO Lanthar|
Sigma Lenses:|EX DG 100-300 f4|2X & 1.4X TC|
Flashes:|AF540FGZx2|RingFlash AF160FC|
those ones are more versitile i believe...
http://flickr.com/photos/wesleywong/sets/72157606937183341/
Jonathan
Some of the best bokeh I've seen recently is on this guy's set on Flickr, taken with a Leica-R 90mm f/2 Summicron on a K20D:
http://flickr.com/photos/wesleywong/sets/72157606937183341/
Jonathan
The same guy has a very impressive set of pictures taken with the Voigtlander 125 Macro on his K10D - my sort of bokeh!
link
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
I'd never heard of Bokeh until I read this thread.
Quick look around Wikipeadia sorted that out. .
Learn something new every day
Pentax K10d, *istDL, Kit lens ( 18-55mm ), 50mm f1.7 lens, Tamron 70-300mm lens, Prinzflex 70-162 manual lens, Various old flashes.
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“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -