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06/19/2006 04:55:41 PM · #251 |
My entry will be a portrait...i have a HS senior to shoot tomorrow. No clue what she looks like...
I doubt i'l have the circular points of light type bokeh. Sorry.
OI have one image that has it -  and no others. I think that was a canon 50 1.8...my only other lens was a tamron 28-80 3.5-5.6(a $50 lens) My good lenses make cremy BGs...
shots like this - //cpphoto.home.comcast.net/maria/img_1178.htm
exif data is posted there.
//cpphoto.home.comcast.net/maria/img_1186.htm - a bit short on fill flash though.
those were with a 70-200 2.8. this one was with a 24-135 3.5-5.6, but it focuses closer
//www.pbase.com/cpphotography/image/53920192
My first bokeh entry i like, but the voters found better.
Message edited by author 2006-06-19 16:58:11.
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06/19/2006 05:03:48 PM · #252 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by pepperspray:
Just to clarify: this challenge is all about background bokeh, and foreground bokeh would not meet the challenge, right? |
The challenge description says "... foreground or background elements ..."
Funny how people always seem to want to interpret the challenge definition so literally except when it tells them to be broad-minded ... |
not trying to be closed minded or anything, but the challenge description also says...
"take a photograph whose subject is enhanced by the bokeh of the background." |
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06/19/2006 05:17:03 PM · #253 |
| This is going to be an ''verrry interesting'' challenge.... |
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06/19/2006 07:03:39 PM · #254 |
Originally posted by oOWonderBreadOo:
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by pepperspray:
Just to clarify: this challenge is all about background bokeh, and foreground bokeh would not meet the challenge, right? |
The challenge description says "... foreground or background elements ..."
Funny how people always seem to want to interpret the challenge definition so literally except when it tells them to be broad-minded ... |
not trying to be closed minded or anything, but the challenge description also says...
"take a photograph whose subject is enhanced by the bokeh of the background." |
Yeah, as was pointed out earlier, that's a sloppy bit of writing. |
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06/19/2006 07:06:02 PM · #255 |
Good luck with you guys in this challenge. I just couldn't get comfy with the challenge description... so my shutter stayed on for 30 seconds...
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06/19/2006 07:16:13 PM · #256 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Yeah, as was pointed out earlier, that's a sloppy bit of writing. |
Only if it's at odds with the intent of the challenge organisers. I'm very happy to view all kinds of bokeh - circles of light or delicious blurs, background or foreground - I know that eiher way, I'm going to delight in all that eye candy. I'm very happy to have been educated on bokeh, something I had never heard of before this challenge.
But I've also noted that DNMC gets thrown around a bit, and that there are some voters who stick to strict interpreation of the 'letter' of the challenge, rather than focussing on the intent of the photographer under a slightly looser interpretation of the intent of the challenge organisers.
That is why I was seeking some clarity of this particular challenge's intent. Sorry if I came across as overly pedantic or anything.
Message edited by author 2006-06-19 19:17:04. |
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06/19/2006 07:21:46 PM · #257 |
has anyone mentioned yet that the previous winners do not seem to exibit obvious 'circles of light'.
Looks more like an out of focus background to me. One thing i notice however, they seem to have clean lines where the bokeh ends, and the in focus subject begins
Message edited by author 2006-06-19 19:22:11. |
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06/19/2006 07:49:34 PM · #258 |
Originally posted by cdownie:
has anyone mentioned yet that the previous winners do not seem to exibit obvious 'circles of light'.
Looks more like an out of focus background to me. One thing i notice however, they seem to have clean lines where the bokeh ends, and the in focus subject begins |
I do think you have hit something. A shot which totally separates the subject from the background with fullout OOF background and fully in focus subject will likely do well. That isn't to say that it HAS to be this way, but I bet you'll see more Top 10 shots which follow this pattern than don't.
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06/19/2006 11:01:49 PM · #259 |
| I'm in. hee hee I think this is going to be fun to view. |
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06/19/2006 11:06:33 PM · #260 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Good luck with you guys in this challenge. I just couldn't get comfy with the challenge description... so my shutter stayed on for 30 seconds... |
Oh Lord....what does 30 seconds do to cheese???? hmmm... |
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06/20/2006 02:49:33 AM · #261 |
As someone who appears to be "heavy" on the definition of bokeh I will predict that my shot - which does encompass all of the things I have spoken about - will bomb.
Why?
Because I am too literal in my interpretation of a challenge and end up taking shots which conform rather than shots that appeal.
Now there is an interesting life lesson! Time to shoot more and talk less, methinks :-) |
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06/20/2006 05:48:48 PM · #262 |
I entered a photo and it's only my second challenge....EVER! I interpreted the challenge literally since it was kind of difficult to understand. I had GREAT photos where the foreground was blurry and the background was crisp and clean but once I re-read the challenge, I had to switch to a less desirable photo (in my opinion).
Message edited by author 2006-06-20 17:54:20. |
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06/20/2006 06:08:26 PM · #263 |
#330
Is it Bokeh?
LMAO
:-P |
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06/20/2006 07:27:58 PM · #264 |
Originally posted by cuspie:
I entered a photo and it's only my second challenge....EVER! |
Please keep your hands and feet inside the car at all times. Welcome to the ride. The first drop is always the biggest...
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06/20/2006 07:29:03 PM · #265 |
Originally posted by Bosborne:
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Good luck with you guys in this challenge. I just couldn't get comfy with the challenge description... so my shutter stayed on for 30 seconds... |
Oh Lord....what does 30 seconds do to cheese???? hmmm... |
It melts it....hehehehe!!! Runny cheese........ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
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06/20/2006 08:16:56 PM · #266 |
Please keep your hands and feet inside the car at all times. Welcome to the ride. The first drop is always the biggest...
...eep!...
I'm sorry to say that my first submission (Framing) was lame! I really have NO idea what I'm doing but the more I stay on this site, the more I learn.
So far, everyone has been gentle...lol
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06/20/2006 09:02:32 PM · #267 |
Originally posted by cuspie:
...eep!...
So far, everyone has been gentle...lol |
"Ever since I stumbled onto these challenges, my housework has gone by the wayside.
I waste hours. "
Waste?
:P
[/hijack] ... well, it's not really a hijack it's just oof
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06/20/2006 09:06:43 PM · #268 |
ok - I'm entry number 375....please, please be nice to me this time. During my shot for this I dropped my 20D with the 70-200 L lens on it - face down on the floor, from about three feet up. AAAGGGHHH !!! Thank goodness all seems to work fine still.
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06/20/2006 09:09:11 PM · #269 |
Originally posted by ShutterPug:
ok - I'm entry number 375....please, please be nice to me this time. During my shot for this I dropped my 20D with the 70-200 L lens on it - face down on the floor, from about three feet up. AAAGGGHHH !!! Thank goodness all seems to work fine still. |
It's BoKeh not Broken!
:-P
Glad all is working. |
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06/20/2006 09:13:20 PM · #270 |
| Dang, another challenge with a ton of entries. I was hoping that all the debate about little white circles would send some of the people over to the 30 second challenge. It's hard to vote these really big challenges, because after awhile all the entries start to look the same. It is nice to see so many people getting into photography, though, and I'm sure there will be some really inspiring shots in the bunch. |
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06/20/2006 09:15:07 PM · #271 |
Originally posted by alfresco:
Originally posted by cuspie:
...eep!...
So far, everyone has been gentle...lol |
"Ever since I stumbled onto these challenges, my housework has gone by the wayside.
I waste hours. "
Waste?
:P
[/hijack] ... well, it's not really a hijack it's just oof |
housework? Was I supposed to be doing housework?? Nah.. much more fun to sit here, click the update button, and watch my scores plummet... |
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06/20/2006 09:17:31 PM · #272 |
Originally posted by margiemu:
... Nah.. much more fun to sit here, click the update button, and watch my scores plummet... |
The Great JPtini predicts ...... 6.1823 for you!!!! |
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06/20/2006 09:18:12 PM · #273 |
Originally posted by thegrandwazoo:
It's BoKeh not Broken!
:-P
Glad all is working. |
I think I can go pick my heart up off the floor now
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06/20/2006 09:20:15 PM · #274 |
Originally posted by ShutterPug:
During my shot for this I dropped my 20D with the 70-200 L lens on it - face down on the floor, from about three feet up. AAAGGGHHH !!! Thank goodness all seems to work fine still. |
Give it an xray at work, just to make sure. Or maybe a cat scan. |
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06/20/2006 09:22:47 PM · #275 |
Originally posted by alfresco:
Originally posted by ShutterPug:
During my shot for this I dropped my 20D with the 70-200 L lens on it - face down on the floor, from about three feet up. AAAGGGHHH !!! Thank goodness all seems to work fine still. |
Give it an xray at work, just to make sure. Or maybe a cat scan. |
I'm off until Thursday - nothing will get me to go in....besides it worked fine for my Bokeh entry. I fully expect a nice high 5 as usual. :|
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