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 10/18/2006 12:08:29 AM · #1
Bokeh again we only had this a few months ago... WTF
4 months AGO to be exact

Message edited by author 2006-10-18 00:13:17.
 10/18/2006 12:14:01 AM · #2
Yeah, WTF! Another Shallow DoF Free Study, since noone can agree what bokeh is.
 10/18/2006 12:16:04 AM · #3
Hey, at least I learned the technicals 4 months ago, so I can blow everyone out of the water this time!!

Sigh... yeah... right......
10/18/2006 12:21:32 AM · #4
Im beggining to believe they don't listen to peoples suggestions...
 10/18/2006 12:24:54 AM · #5
Originally posted by xXxscarletxXx:
Im beggining to believe they don't listen to peoples suggestions...


perhaps, but the other open challenge is inspired and tricky.
 10/18/2006 12:25:05 AM · #6
This is the first repeat challenge since I've joined.
 10/18/2006 12:29:23 AM · #7
Originally posted by xXxscarletxXx:
Im beggining to believe they don't listen to peoples suggestions...


Oh, c'mon; we've had an absolute deluge of "different" challenges lately, many of them created by very recent request. The "other" open challenge is actually fascinating in its possibilities, and it's certainly not a repeat. It was suggested what, a month ago?

"Bokeh" is a technical challenge, just like High Contrast was. A lot of people want to see more technical challenges, and I don't blame them. However, by their nature technical challenges are short on variety and you will see the same challenges repeated frequently. Personally I see no problem with that, I like to have the chance to perfect something, you know? Anyway "bokeh" is an inherently interesting aspect of photography and one not enough people pay attention to. Any challenge that promotes awareness of shallow DOF techniques is a winner in my book.

Of course that's just my opinion...

R.
 10/18/2006 12:31:07 AM · #8
It's likely the one open challenge is quite "open" to allow for the people who don't have sports stadiums close to them.

I do agree it's pretty soon, but I enjoy technical challenges.
 10/18/2006 12:32:19 AM · #9
Theres nothing wrong with it just TOO soon
You know what would make this interesting...
With no birds or butterflies

Message edited by author 2006-10-18 00:37:55.
 10/18/2006 12:41:47 AM · #10
Originally posted by xXxscarletxXx:
Theres nothing wrong with it just TOO soon
You know what would make this interesting...
With no birds or butterflies


Thank goodness! She didn't say the "F" word! ;)

Message edited by author 2006-10-18 00:42:09.
 10/18/2006 12:42:31 AM · #11
Originally posted by banmorn:
Originally posted by xXxscarletxXx:
Theres nothing wrong with it just TOO soon
You know what would make this interesting...
With no birds or butterflies


Thank goodness she didn't say the "F" word! ;)

Hmmm maybe no flowers too >.> lol it would get people thinking though wouldnt it?
 10/18/2006 12:53:01 AM · #12
For a moment there I thought it was "bocce", and I thought, "Hey, Italian, I like it!" But no, it's "bokeh". Oh well.
 10/18/2006 01:43:17 AM · #13
baka
 10/18/2006 01:49:55 AM · #14
My challenge suggestions are supercalifragilisticexpialidocious yet they are never selected. :(
10/18/2006 01:53:46 AM · #15
instead of BOKEH, which is highly associated with "shallow DOF",
maybe we can someday have a "deep DOF" challenge.
 10/18/2006 01:54:41 AM · #16
Originally posted by crayon:
instead of BOKEH, which is highly associated with "shallow DOF",
maybe we can someday have a "deep DOF" challenge.


Kinda like my Pinhole Challenge suggestion?
 10/18/2006 01:57:11 AM · #17
Originally posted by yanko:
Originally posted by crayon:
instead of BOKEH, which is highly associated with "shallow DOF",
maybe we can someday have a "deep DOF" challenge.


Kinda like my Pinhole Challenge suggestion?


YES!
 10/18/2006 02:00:17 AM · #18
Originally posted by yanko:
Originally posted by crayon:
instead of BOKEH, which is highly associated with "shallow DOF",
maybe we can someday have a "deep DOF" challenge.


Kinda like my Pinhole Challenge suggestion?


YES!!

(notice my reply has an extra exclamation mark compared to Leroy's)
 10/18/2006 02:03:00 AM · #19
This will be another one where there will be oodles of discussion, and the winner will be shallow DOF instead of a true bokeh and I'll say "don't they know what they are talking about?" I said that during high contrast.. blah blah blah. I may have to convert this to rant. LOL

I think there will be 350 bokeh entries, more than half of which DNMC, and probably 180 of the after the game. I'll go for bokeh. Maybe I'll shoot it during a sporting event. ;~p
 10/18/2006 02:24:38 AM · #20
Originally posted by xXxscarletxXx:
Theres nothing wrong with it just TOO soon
You know what would make this interesting...
With no birds or butterflies


Hey....birds do very well in Bokeh...thankyou.


Challenge: Bokeh II (Basic Editing)
Place: 5 out of 427
Avg (all users): 6.8673

Actually -
(3rd)(7th)(9th)

Message edited by author 2006-10-18 02:26:08.
 10/18/2006 02:26:48 AM · #21
Originally posted by Judi:
Originally posted by xXxscarletxXx:
Theres nothing wrong with it just TOO soon
You know what would make this interesting...
With no birds or butterflies


Hey....birds do very well in Bokeh...thankyou.


Challenge: Bokeh II (Basic Editing)
Place: 5 out of 427
Avg (all users): 6.8673

Actually -
(3rd)(7th)(9th)


I know thats why I said lets not do them give the people a real challenge lol
 10/18/2006 02:33:28 AM · #22
ahhh... perhaps a chance to redeem myself. The first time I didn't know what bokeh WAS... I just went off of the vague discription.

Now I know what it is... still not sure how exactly to do it... I'm thinking use my telephoto?

Any suggestions? Or leads to a tutorial or discussion on this?
 10/18/2006 02:39:17 AM · #23
Previous threads from previous challenges
Bokeh I
bokeh II

10/18/2006 02:45:14 AM · #24
Originally posted by escapetooz:
Now I know what it is... still not sure how exactly to do it... I'm thinking use my telephoto?

Any suggestions? Or leads to a tutorial or discussion on this?


Get a good Zeiss, Leica, Canon fast prime L, Nikon 85 f/1.4 and stuff like that. Because those lenses have good bokeh. It is not about shallow dof, circles (circles are one of the ways to judge the quality, whatever. It is about the quality/oof of the out of focus part of the pic. I hate these Bokeh challenges because it never is about bokeh, always shallow dof.


10/18/2006 02:58:41 AM · #25
whats the difference between bokeh and shallow DOF? to my understanding, bokeh is achieved via shallow DOF, am i wrong to assume that?

confounded and confused,
talal
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