Pictures are all taken by me, should anyone claim that it's theirs, beware.

I've been around shooting plants & stuffs.

This thread is all about My bokeh shots. Do tell me which is nice and which sucks and what i need to improve on.
The first picture is epic, the bokeh is just weird.

Critics and Comments, Please.
Theme , Bokeh


#1


#2


#2 Version 2


#3


#4


#5


#6


#7

hi, i'm new in this photog thing, even new in this LYN photography forum.
may i know what bokeh stand for?hehe

thanks =)

i'll answer for him...its a japanese term(暈け)..which stands for out of focused light/area...which produced by shallow Depth of Field.... =)


btw bro Synthesia..

i think no2 is a lil underexposed and the last one..the follow is too small..lol..u might wanna go nearer or compose it so that the leafs r nt so distracting..

like #5. the ribbon actually help bring out the shape.

#2, the flower in the forefront is distracting and taking up too much space relatively compared to your subject. may wanna put your subject at the front.

#1 seemed like a miss-focus shot. it needs a subject.

This post has been edited by weeluvmal: Mar 12 2009, 07:49 PM

ok, lemme lecture you a bit on BOKEH.

BOKEH is meaningless when you lack in composition! simple as that.

even to bokeh you HAVE to choose the background. distracting bokeh is pointless.

see le BOKEH thread - a lot of the photos there are just to show BOKEH but in terms of compositional value, it's rubbish.

your BOKEH should add to the feel, or it could use to bring additional message.

#1 - no subject, no composition

#2 - no subject, no composition, under-exposed

#3 - no subject, no composition

#4 - good try, need to work on composition. you're getting somewhere

#5 & #6 - good try. again, need to work on composition but you're getting somewhere.

#7 - ehh.......... i see a subject but again, composition. you're getting somewhere.

anyway, let me give you some idea on HOW you can use bokeh..........

goldfries #1 - here, I use bokeh to tell an additional story. Subject being the sashimi while bokeh background, showing people making it!


goldfries #2 - here I use bokeh to bring out the subject, the background? same object but faded, adding to the feel for the subject.


goldfries #3 - here I use bokeh to tell let viewers know where is the place. It doesn't distract but it adds to to the value.


wahh lengthy comments from me but I do hope my sharing is good to not just you, but the rest who are reading.

BOKEH could break your picture if used wrongly. Used correctly, it can be used to tell story, add value to the photos taken.

This post has been edited by goldfries: Mar 13 2009, 12:21 AM

LoL.....I feel so lucky I came in here and read this thread~!
2 thumbs up to Goldfries for the very informative lecture on BOKEH~!

Nice lecture! Thanks goldfries!