Do these little pink flowers in the background count as bokeh? I've been trying to create some ever since starting my project and this is the closest I've ever got!
I would consider them bokeh! This is the definition..... " out-of-focus areas of an image, or "the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light" What I usually do is put the camera on AF and macro setting. Then I focus on one area. You can normally see through the viewfinder whether it is working or not. example: Light bokeh
object bokeh:
I wouldn't class them as bokeh - as @marydreams states, bokeh is "out-of-focus points of light". The flowers are not sources of light. The more out of focus those flowers would be, the more blurry they'd appear; they wouldn't however, become bigger 'circles' of light. Bokeh is an ambiguous term though.
oooh saw this topic and thought of my photo today...
But yes some Bokeh is brighter than others... I had real trouble with a point and shoot camera trying to create Bokeh. Comes alot easier with an SLR.
@smevvy here's how i make bokeh -- find a subject that is close to you, but has some small light points in the background - a flower in front of some trees, a subject in front of street lights, etc. Then, focus on the close object, and set your aperture to a low number (whatever your lowest is). Then shoot -- and instant bokeh! The lower your aperture number, the more blurry your bokeh -- my favourite lens goes down to 1.7, and it gives great bokeh. Here is a very blurry bokeh at 1.7 aperture on my lens:
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check this link :) @smevvy http://www.robertsdonovan.com/?p=702
But yes some Bokeh is brighter than others... I had real trouble with a point and shoot camera trying to create Bokeh. Comes alot easier with an SLR.
Ladies love bokeh's of flowers. :0)
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