Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina, I'm gonna make a few comments, based on my years of observation, not necessarily on my skills. First, successful bokeh is as much a result of vision and framing as it is of lens selection and aperture. The image of Tom with his coffee has great bokeh in the background behind his head, so it could be cropped to make a fine informal portrait. The out of focus building in the left part of the image is just that, out of focus clutter, and, in my opinion has nothing to contribute to "bokeh". The "feeding the chickens" image suffers from too much OOF clutter, which, in my opinion, is not an example of bokeh. To demonstrate the bokeh ability of the 35/2.0 Summicron, I would choose uncluttered backgrounds and close-to-mid-range subject distance. A crop of Tom's coffee image would give you exactly that. I'll expect to hear from others...................... :-) Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 8/20/2014 3:04 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > 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 > > >