Re: [OM] Birds, Bokeh, and DZes

[Chris Barker]

I'm not sure that I find that bokeh pleasing or annoying, Joel: it  
looks just fine.  But then I have not thought ill of the "bad" bokeh  
that various members of the List have presented for inspection from  
time to time.

I really like some of those Grand Canyon images (it looks like GC to  
me), particularly the monochrome ones.  I suppose that I've only every  
seen sunset shots from others before, but those look very good.

Chris

Thanks, Joel, I enjoyed the stroll through those shots.
On 4 Jan 2009, at 23:18, Joel Wilcox wrote:

> I've been looking among recent photos for images that show the bokeh
> qualities I like when working with the DZ 50-200.  Here's one that's
> possibly serviceable:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/99378213@N00/with/3168574152/
>
> (You can force a larger image and better background by clicking the
> slideshow icon.  Sorry for inflicting Flickr.)
>
> I don't expect it to knock your socks off, but the bokeh is reasonably
> pleasing to me.  It seems to me that 150mm is a fairly sweet spot,
> with aperture in the range of 5.6 to 8, or even wider if the subject
> doesn't require too much DOF.  This image was shot horizontally but
> cropped vertically to produce an image that seemed somewhat more
> interesting to me.  It was shot at ISO 800.  I didn't use NR as it
> didn't seem to me to need any.  Your sensitivity may vary.
>
> I've always sort of felt that bokeh is something managed and planned
> for every bit as much as it is a quality associated with a lens  At
> any rate, I tend to blame myself for jittery backgrounds (which has
> probably saved me from drifting into Leica-land).

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