Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dear Tina, I agree with Phil. It seems that rather than having a uniform blur (creamy is a very good word) these pictures seem to have a kind of artifact. It seems like little doughnuts. What appeals to me about bokeh is the three dimensional nature of it; your eye is drawn to the only thing that is in focus and away from everything else. The "artifact" in your pictures draws the eye to the out of focus parts and away from the subject. What lens, aperture etc were you using? Ricardo On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 11:06 AM, Phil Swango <pswango at att.net> wrote: > Tina Manley wrote:A question about bokeh in two photos. ?These are straight > out of the > camera with just levels adjusted. ?Is the bokeh too distracting? ?I > deliberately shot wide open to throw the background and foreground > out and emphasize the girl on these. ?I have others that are stopped down > more. > =========================== > > I find it distracting, Tina. ?People sometime talk about "good" bokeh" v > "bad." ?I have no idea what they mean, but this looks like "bad." ?To me > "good" bokeh looks creamy -- this just looks fuzzy. > -- > Phil Swango > 307 Aliso Dr SE > Albuquerque, NM 87108 > 505-262-4085 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Dr. Ricardo Court Department of History University of Wisconsin, Madison 5108 Mosse Humanities Building (608) 263-1842 Istituto di Storia dell' Europa Mediterranea (ISEM), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) Homo mercator vix aut numquam potest Deo placere