What’s Your Preference?

Runee · #**161** (**permalink**) 09-15-2009, 06:47 PM

Really like the effect Amy-Rose! Thank you for sharing your tecnique!!!

hannsze · #**162** (**permalink**) 09-19-2009, 02:22 PM

Hey! awesome shot!

can someone explain how is it done?

im using a 50mm 1.8 nikon lens and i did the same thing. Using candles behind as my subject. but it didnt come out to the shape i cut out.

Please help.. thanks! =)

bcummings88 · #**163** (**permalink**) 09-19-2009, 08:09 PM

It took me a while and then after I got it the first time, it was a "oh thats how" type of thing. Make sure your shape is small enough and make sure you are focusing on something in the foreground and the background is blurred. I does this on my 18-55 kit lens and it works, so your 50 mm should blow mine out of the water!

kawazu · #**164** (**permalink**) 09-19-2009, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by bcummings88

It took me a while and then after I got it the first time, it was a "oh thats how" type of thing. Make sure your shape is small enough and make sure you are focusing on something in the foreground and the background is blurred. I does this on my 18-55 kit lens and it works, so your 50 mm should blow mine out of the water!

What settings/fstop/etc on your kit lens are you using? Because I was not able to get a decent result using an 18-55

michellesfoodpage · #**165** (**permalink**) 09-22-2009, 05:01 AM

That is truly beautiful

filmoreha · #**166** (**permalink**) 09-25-2009, 03:01 AM

thats so cool! does that mean you could technically get completely circular bokeh'd lights with the canon 50mm f1.8?!

rollercoaster · #**167** (**permalink**) 09-25-2009, 11:24 AM

ohh so that is what they are called!

Very very cool post. it is almost like a magician giving away their secrets

purple007 · #**168** (**permalink**) 09-29-2009, 07:37 PM

after reading up on this I could not resist giving it a try .... so here goes ... after a bit of tweaking ...

Rick

vikkijac · #**169** (**permalink**) 10-02-2009, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Crossfire905

Heck, I had never even heard of a "bokeh" at all until I saw the word in another thread here, with pictures of a flower, and figured maybe someone just didn't know how to spell "bouquet."

[No, I've never taken a photography course.]

Bokeh... An effect made by cutting a hole in a sheet of paper, like an artificial aperture in front of the lens? Noted for future reference! I'll definitely have to try it sometime. I never would've thought of something like that.

All kinds of fascinating shots in this thread!

Crossfire905,
I'm just reading this now, so if you've already figured it out... disregard this, I just wanted to correct you a bit.
Bokeh is a term that refers to when you have a narrow depth of field and one part of the image is in focus, but the rest is blurry... the blurry blobs are the bokeh... usually the background...