- Category:
- Abstract & conceptual
- Date taken:
- Location:
- neighborhood
- Exif:
- 1/4s f/1.4 ISO 200 85mm
- Description:
- the lights of the holidays shot intentionally out of focus to get overlapping bokeh...
- Tag(s):
- bokeh holiday lights
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juno
I love bokeh and this one looks so pretty in pink!
27 December 2011 -
sootandstars
I love it; abstract colours, nice shot.
26 December 2011 -
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SkillaZ
What are you trying to convey with this image? There is no subject. Though the colours are lovely, the bokeh is somehow blur (there is no defining line around the edges of it, which helps to give it that punch).
25 December 2011-
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SkillaZ@tallienat I hope you don't find my comments harsh - I feel the need to be truthful when evaluating others' work, that way we as photographers can help each other to learn from our mistakes faster and make better shots. (:
25 December 2011
In my opinion, bokeh works best when paired with a main subject. On itself, it does look pleasing and very nice, but if there was a subject to go along with it, it would be more evocative and it can even help convey a story behind the subject (maybe a christmas tree, or a present sitting on a table?)
Also, I mentioned that the bokeh is 'somehow blur'. This usually happens when you use an aperture too wide or your focus range is set very far away. Typically a good rule would be to focus out just a little so that the bokeh appears, but has a certain 'ring' around it. Here's an example I got from Google Images -
http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/thumblarge_557/12899463493c88hI.jpg
To sum it up, you've got a good idea, why not couple it with a good subject. That'll make full use of the beautiful bokeh.
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tallienat@sootandstars , thanks so much! Lights during the holidays can be so fun.
26 December 2011