Re: [OM] Birds, Bokeh, and DZes

[Joel Wilcox]

Either downsizing or just the fact that the image is small.  Even with
high ISO images I don't detect much noise until about 50% pixels,
which is a pretty large image were it to be printed at that size.
Thanks for looking.

Joel W.

On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 9:20 PM, Chuck Norcutt
<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Oooh!  I like that.  I don't see any noise but downsizing tends to get
> rid of it.  But I'll take your word.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> 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).
>>
>> Joel W.
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