Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 ________________________________________ 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 > > 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 > > > > -- > Tina Manley > www.tinamanley.com > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com >