203- Bokeh - April 30-May 6, 2017
Byron-
I wanted to photograph something small to make it easier to achieve an interesting bokeh. I found the subject in my latest curiosity, a Venus Flytrap (Venus's Flytrap, Venus' Flytrap) I purchased it last week. I've been trying to keep it happy during a cold snap. It has spent most of it's time in the house. Yesterday it spent the day outside in the beautiful weather. Sometime during the day it captured and ant. It grabbed it between the thorax and the abdomen. The ant is still there struggling to get away. It's interesting watching two creatures locked in a death dance. I used my trusty 55mm Micro Nikkor. It reminds my of my son Ben. Both were built in the 80's, are robust, and always come through with a desired result when requested. The photo was shot at the lens' maximum closeup setting.
ISO 200, 1/400 sec, f8
I wanted to photograph something small to make it easier to achieve an interesting bokeh. I found the subject in my latest curiosity, a Venus Flytrap (Venus's Flytrap, Venus' Flytrap) I purchased it last week. I've been trying to keep it happy during a cold snap. It has spent most of it's time in the house. Yesterday it spent the day outside in the beautiful weather. Sometime during the day it captured and ant. It grabbed it between the thorax and the abdomen. The ant is still there struggling to get away. It's interesting watching two creatures locked in a death dance. I used my trusty 55mm Micro Nikkor. It reminds my of my son Ben. Both were built in the 80's, are robust, and always come through with a desired result when requested. The photo was shot at the lens' maximum closeup setting.
ISO 200, 1/400 sec, f8
Kevin-
Byron, nice Bokeh theme you designated!
Bokeh, which is "the visual quality of the out-of-focus areas of a photographic image, especially as rendered by a particular lens” is by many considered to be one of the most important lens characteristics. Many people (and the vast majority of Google image searches) seem to classify Bokeh as the look to out of focus lights in the scene, commonly in night images. But Bokeh is much more than that. And I specifically didn’t want to go that nighttime route, choosing instead to head the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum to photograph spring flowers, most of which would be beautiful, indistinct blurs of color. The images I shot were all handheld as a strong breeze was blowing, so I was constantly shifting camera angle and focus. And since I was shooting wide open (at f/1.4) 99% of the image was NOT in focus.
“American Dream” Tulips, Nikon D4s, 85mm f/1.4 Nikkor lens. ISO 100, f/1.4 at 1/6400th of a second.
Byron, nice Bokeh theme you designated!
Bokeh, which is "the visual quality of the out-of-focus areas of a photographic image, especially as rendered by a particular lens” is by many considered to be one of the most important lens characteristics. Many people (and the vast majority of Google image searches) seem to classify Bokeh as the look to out of focus lights in the scene, commonly in night images. But Bokeh is much more than that. And I specifically didn’t want to go that nighttime route, choosing instead to head the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum to photograph spring flowers, most of which would be beautiful, indistinct blurs of color. The images I shot were all handheld as a strong breeze was blowing, so I was constantly shifting camera angle and focus. And since I was shooting wide open (at f/1.4) 99% of the image was NOT in focus.
“American Dream” Tulips, Nikon D4s, 85mm f/1.4 Nikkor lens. ISO 100, f/1.4 at 1/6400th of a second.
Paul-
Okay, I know about as much about the theme “bokeh” (BOH-kay, also sometimes pronounced as BOH-kə) as I do on how to pronouncement it. So you’ve pretty much seen the extent of my experience and skill in the first sentence. Oh, that and how I’m probably lacking in bokeh mojo since I don’t own any prime lenses.
Therefore, for the good of the public and the tender sensitivities of the WPOTM members, I’m keeping this short. If I did something right in my submission, someone, for the love of all that is good and holy, please tell me. If I didn’t, the same applies…but with less candor.
Background information: (5:56PM) Nikon D5200; aperture priority; auto-focus field of coverage set to wide, 21-point AF selection; 22-200mm focused at 62mm; ISO 640; 1/320 sec. at f/5.6; +1/3EV; Auto WB Sunny. The camera was hand-held.
Okay, I know about as much about the theme “bokeh” (BOH-kay, also sometimes pronounced as BOH-kə) as I do on how to pronouncement it. So you’ve pretty much seen the extent of my experience and skill in the first sentence. Oh, that and how I’m probably lacking in bokeh mojo since I don’t own any prime lenses.
Therefore, for the good of the public and the tender sensitivities of the WPOTM members, I’m keeping this short. If I did something right in my submission, someone, for the love of all that is good and holy, please tell me. If I didn’t, the same applies…but with less candor.
Background information: (5:56PM) Nikon D5200; aperture priority; auto-focus field of coverage set to wide, 21-point AF selection; 22-200mm focused at 62mm; ISO 640; 1/320 sec. at f/5.6; +1/3EV; Auto WB Sunny. The camera was hand-held.
Jerry-
I found my bokeh while enjoying all these beautiful yellow spring flowers that just seem to grow like weeds! I used a 50mm 1.8 lens set to f2 at 1/2000, ISO 100. I used an extension tube to get the close up. This was with the Sony a6300.
I had thought of a portrait of the dog amongst the dandelions but he wasn't interested in posing and insisted on showing me his rear view. But the dandelions posed unashamedly.
I found my bokeh while enjoying all these beautiful yellow spring flowers that just seem to grow like weeds! I used a 50mm 1.8 lens set to f2 at 1/2000, ISO 100. I used an extension tube to get the close up. This was with the Sony a6300.
I had thought of a portrait of the dog amongst the dandelions but he wasn't interested in posing and insisted on showing me his rear view. But the dandelions posed unashamedly.
Don-
I laid out some lights and shot it at night. I was
attempting to simulate car headlights in heavy
traffic.
Equipment was a Nikon D-810 on a tripod
using a 70-200mm lens set at 145mm. Exposure was
aperture 2.8; shutter 1.20 sec; and an ISO of 100.
As always adjusted the settings in basic Camera Raw then
cropped the picture in Photoshop and saved it to
web settings.
I laid out some lights and shot it at night. I was
attempting to simulate car headlights in heavy
traffic.
Equipment was a Nikon D-810 on a tripod
using a 70-200mm lens set at 145mm. Exposure was
aperture 2.8; shutter 1.20 sec; and an ISO of 100.
As always adjusted the settings in basic Camera Raw then
cropped the picture in Photoshop and saved it to
web settings.