Show us your Bokeh....

Challenge #48 in the A bit of everything series. Hosted by udaman.

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Let's see great Out-Of-Focus (OOF) backgrounds. The background doesn't need to be un-recognizable. But, it needs to be Out-Of-Focus though, even slightly OOF is OK. Just consider how people may vote.

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Announced:

Wednesday, 9th June, 2010 (GMT)

Submissions:

Wednesday, 16th June, 2010 – Tuesday, 22nd June, 2010 (GMT)

Voting:

Wednesday, 23rd June, 2010 – Tuesday, 29th June, 2010 (GMT)

Processing rules:

Standard stuff.
Some HDR "IF* it is NOT "Over-Done" looking.. My Call!

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

NO Bokeh in Post, I will be looking at the Lens/F-stop for guidance..If I think it is fake, I will DQ the image. My Call! Complaints may not all be DQ'd..
I do not DQ in the Voting Stage..I let the votes take care of it.

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Maximum number of entries in challenge:

156

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Flower Power

by steve hirsch

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Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:	100mm macro 2.8L
Submitted:	Wednesday, 16th June, 2010 00:24 (GMT)
Taken:	Sunday, 16th May, 2010
Focal length:	100 mm
Shutter speed:	1/100 sec
Aperture:	F4.5
ISO:	100
Notes:
Views:	162

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