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Subject: [Leica] IMGS: Bokeh
From: john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster)
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 06:28:11 +0000
References: <CA+yJO1Bs+gRvP3HhLPmmy1o+udOWEnJ7-Jg2whEu7BQKZLNiPA@mail.gmail.com> <80F9701439F20347874CE5E4E03C22E9010E8C6831@WhizzMAIL01.whizz.org> <5F1D2643-3F98-4B4A-AF4A-44BCAE832CBD@sfr.fr>

I didn't say it was perfect ;-) This is the S 120mm macro....
http://johnmcmaster.com/PAW/2014/01/content/L4002872_large.html

john

-----Original Message-----
From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.nz at leica-users.org] On 
Behalf Of Philippe
Sent: Thursday, 21 August 2014 5:29 p.m.
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMGS: Bokeh

Good bokeh usually doesn't display lighter edges or ovaloid shapes, but who 
am i to .

Amiti?s
Philippe


Le 20 ao?t 2014 ? 22:14, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> a ?crit :

> 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
> 


Replies: Reply from topoxforddoc at btinternet.com (Charlie Chan) ([Leica] IMGS: Bokeh)
In reply to: Message from tmanley at gmail.com (Tina Manley) ([Leica] IMGS: Bokeh)
Message from john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] IMGS: Bokeh)
Message from philippe.amard at sfr.fr (Philippe) ([Leica] IMGS: Bokeh)