[Leica] IMGS: Bokeh

[Jim Nichols]

Tina, I'm gonna make a few comments, based on my years of observation, 
not necessarily on my skills.

First, successful bokeh is as much a result of vision and framing as it 
is of lens selection and aperture.  The image of Tom with his coffee has 
great bokeh in the background behind his head, so it could be cropped to 
make a fine informal portrait.  The out of focus building in the left 
part of the image is just that, out of focus clutter, and, in my opinion 
has nothing to contribute to "bokeh".

The "feeding the chickens" image suffers from too much OOF clutter, 
which, in my opinion, is not an example of bokeh.

To demonstrate the bokeh ability of the 35/2.0 Summicron, I would choose 
uncluttered backgrounds and close-to-mid-range subject distance.  A crop 
of Tom's coffee image would give you exactly that.

I'll expect to hear from others...................... :-)

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 8/20/2014 3:04 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
> 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.
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> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/157064814
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> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/157064816
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> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/157064826
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> Hit Original to view them larger.
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> What do you think?  Do these illustrate bokeh?  What else would you suggest
> to help her understand bokeh?
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> TIA
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> Tina
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