Wide apperature in the city (READ THE RULES)

Challenge #23 in the This and that series. Hosted by rjr020.

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Let's see a shallow depth of field photo of something in the city. This means the background MUST be blurred but keep in mind that it should still be apparent that the photo is taken in a city or urban context. Have fun with this little balance.

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Total comments: 4

Maybe you should have specified a maximum F number. I wouldn't consider F8 or F10 as "wide", or are you leaving it up to the voters?

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"the background MUST be blurred but keep in mind that it should still be apparent that the photo is taken in a city or urban context"
I think it is clear enough. Doesn't matter the aperture as long as you blur the background :)

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Actually the background-blur effect does much more depend on the (close) distant to the camera then on the aperture. And the proper term for what you want archive is SELECTIVE FOCUS. This way it turned out to be a junk photo contest where people load up there rubbish pictures that are totally out of focus. So you should have better thought about the description.

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I'm not the host. I've just said that the demanding is absolutely clear to me.

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