Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Thu, 25 January 2001, "Emanuel Lowi" wrote: > > While I've sometimes noticed bokeh and all that jazz, while shooting I'm much more > concerned about the placement of objects or features in the background, especially if > they have a distinctive colour relative to the rest of the background. A little > splotch of red or yellow or whatever somewhere well behind your principal subject in > the right spot can add that touch which distinguishes an excellent shot from the > ordinary. But perhaps this is elementary for Leicaistes? > > Emanuel Lowi > Montreal From my Telyt perspective most photos are at least 2/3 OOF so the appearance of the OOF areas is a big deal to me. For my wildlife photos lots of my field work involoves maneuvering to get the right background while not alarming the critter - not too "hot", no colors merging with the creature, no distracting shapes or colors, and definitely no bad bokeh. Whether that distinguishes 'em from the ordinary is not for me to determine but I sure like 'em better that way. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt ___________________________________________________ The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe Better! Faster! More Powerful! 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/