Johnny w/ bokeh

In the City Park I saw the large Johnny Kaw statue (which has appeared elsewhere in my albums) had been decorated for Christmas with a Santa hat on his head and lights wound around his scythe. Perfect for the bokeh I was in search of -- both for my get pushed challenge from April @aecasey to produce bokeh, and for the One Week Only challenge which had bokeh as Friday's assignment.

Here's what he looks like more in focus:
https://365project.org/mcsiegle/alternates/2017-11-23

[Mary Siegle]

@aecasey Here is some bokeh for you -- to get that I forced the camera to focus on my hand held close in front of the lens and then took my hand away.

[bkb in the city]

Great shot

[Hazel]

It's made a striking effect - I'll try to remember that and have a try!

[Joan Robillard]

In Maine we have Paul Bunyun

[Mary Siegle]

@joansmor Johnny Kaw is a Paul Bunyan knockoff.

[Joan Robillard]

@mcsiegle Ahh

[Mary Siegle]

@joansmor Here's more about him, Joan. Dreamed up in the 50's by a professor at the university. https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/16168

[April]

Way to go! I know bokeh is much harder to achieve with your camera and you did it!!

[gloria jones]

Neat bokeh image

[sally agnew]

A nice shot and thank you for the link :)

[Kathy]

What fun.

[Joan Robillard]

Cool thanks for sharing

[Jerome]

great shot

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

really nicely done!

[Kerri Michaels]

col fav and follow

[summerfield]

nicely done, mary. aces!

[Kathy Boyles]

Very clever composition