Practicing with Bokeh - I was getting frustrated because I couldn't see the Bokeh butterflies in my camera LCD after taking the shots. I finally just downloaded the pictures to my computer to see if I could understand what was happening when looking at the shots on my monitor. The following is what is happening - the lights I'm using are Christmas tree lights but covered with a translucent ball of twine. The end result is posted below - I was disappointed because when I bought these lights I thought the whole ball would come out in the shape of a butterfly, not just the brightest point of light inside the ball. Does anyone know why this happens AND
if there is anything I can do to make the whole ball look like a butterfly? Perhaps I should make the room even darker for higher contrast between the room and the lights...use a bigger butterfly cutout...would a longer shutter speed make any difference?
I guess if there's nothing I can do about this, I could always get the creative juices flowing and work with this effect somehow. I do know my mug is out of focus and underexposed - I'm still working on the rest of the set-up. This really is a little more complicated than I first thought.
THANKS!
Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/1.8
Focal Length: 50 mm
Exposure: 0.00
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off