Beautiful Bokeh (Background) Challenge #3 in the Shutter. series. Hosted by ak1981. Challenge has finished Show us your best picture (any subject) with 'Bokeh' background. Bokeh is often most visible around small background highlights, such as specular reflections and light sources, which is why it is often associated with such areas. However, bokeh is not limited to highlights; blur occurs in all out-of-focus regions of the image. Show full rules Announced: Wednesday, 3rd October, 2012 (GMT) Submissions: Wednesday, 10th October, 2012 – Tuesday, 16th October, 2012 (GMT) Voting: Wednesday, 17th October, 2012 – Tuesday, 23rd October, 2012 (GMT) Processing rules: No manipulation or photo shopping, only minor basic color correction allow. Capture date rules: No restrictions. Additional rules: Photo entries must be the original work of the challenger Any subject is allow but background should be Bokeh No HDR TITLE: Give your entry a title, not just an photo number. No watermarks or forms of identification. SIZE: Longest side of entry, Max. 1600px. Please abide by dpr rules re nudity etc Only color image Maximum number of entries per user: 1 Maximum number of entries in challenge: 55

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