Bokeh Challenge #1 in the Phil's series series. Hosted by Phil Askey. Challenge has finished Keep it simple, use bokeh creatively or just knock out the background, whichever you prefer. Extra adoration for exotic lenses. Bokeh must be natural, as in produced by the lens, not in post processing (we'll be looking closely at the aperture used). Show full rules Announced: Wednesday, 11th February, 2009 (GMT) Submissions: Wednesday, 18th February, 2009 – Tuesday, 24th February, 2009 (GMT) Voting: Wednesday, 25th February, 2009 – Tuesday, 3rd March, 2009 (GMT) Processing rules: Bokeh must be natural, as in produced by the lens, not in post processing (we'll be looking closely at the aperture used). Capture date rules: No restrictions. Additional rules: – Maximum number of entries per user: 1 Maximum number of entries in challenge: 500

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