[Leica] IMGS: Bokeh

[John McMaster]

The bokeh was a main part of the shot ;-) Some lenses would have made the OOF background look ugly, this is the same lens but with an ugly background http://johnmcmaster.com/PAW/2013/24/content/L3000565_large.html

I think the S2, particularly the 120mm macro, gives 'better' bokeh than the M series...

john

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I guess we're going to disagree on that.  That is very distracting and ugly
bokeh to me!

Tina


On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 4:14 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:

> To me, http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/157064816 has some 'ugly'
> bokeh on the LHS, the leaves on the left of the tree in
> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/157064826 have 'nervous' bokeh...
>
> To me 'bokeh' is something where the OOF make pleasant shapes rather than
> harsh or misshapen e.g.
> http://johnmcmaster.com/PAW/2014/24/content/L2005046_large.html
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
>
> PESO:
>
> I took 3 photos this morning to try to illustrate what bokeh is, in answer
> to a question from a beginning photographer.  I used the 35/2.0 (king of
> bokeh) Summicron.
>
> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/157064814
>
> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/157064816
>
> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/157064826
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> Hit Original to view them larger.
>
> What do you think?  Do these illustrate bokeh?  What else would you suggest
> to help her understand bokeh?
>
> TIA
>
> Tina
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>
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