On Sun, Mar 18, 2012, at 01:42 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> Hi Joel,
>
> Thanks for the kind words. With the E-1, I can get a hint of the bokeh,
> but
> not like on a ground glass. With the Leica 60 Macro, I now know pretty
> well
> what I can expect. If I can avoid prominent objects, it will give me
> that
> nice look almost every time. I usually have to make a choice, because,
> as
> in this image, the rear petals are soft in order to get the OOF
> background.
Jim,
Your experience confirms my suspicion that bokeh is not entirely a
characteristic of a lens, and maybe not even primarily, but is part of
the visualization and execution by the photographer.
Joel W.
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