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Creative bokeh

Challenge #4 in the Photo chat series. Hosted by AndrePooh, barb_s.

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***This is a complex challenge. Please read challenge comments below and click "show full rules" to understand the mechanism of this challenge.**** Bokeh is usually an unintended out of focus effect, show us a photo (ONE only - not two) in which bokeh is part of the compostion to highlight the subject (see example). However, entry in this challenge also obliges to give comments about all other entries in the series. Eventually you may enter an improved version of the first photo. See additional rules. You are encouraged to provide early comments during the submission stage to allow contestants to create an improved photo to submit before voting begins

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Announced:

Sunday, 25th December, 2011 (GMT)

Submissions:

Sunday, 1st January, 2012 – Saturday, 7th January, 2012 (GMT)

Voting:

Sunday, 8th January, 2012 – Saturday, 14th January, 2012 (GMT)

Processing rules:

Post processing is as cosmetics, use a little and it enhances the end result artistically. Use too much and the result is blatantly artificial, which is frawned upon in this challenge. So HDR and standard basic post processing is okay, as long as it is not overwhelmingly noticable.
No composites, we want honest pictures

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

ENTER ONLY ONE PICTURE FIRST!
Each entrant must, on their honor first, write a helpful Comment/Critique for the other 19 entries no later than the ending of the voting phase. It should be describing what they like and/or dislike about the photo, and what they may have done differently,
After receiving comments it is allowed to enter a second improved version of your first picture.
Include "second version" in the title.
DO NOT WITHDRAW THE FIRST PHOTO THOUGH. we should be able to compare them.
To allow proper evalutation and balance loading times, the longest side of the submitted picture should be between 1000 and 1600 pixels
The number of participants is limited to 20. This cannot be reflected in the total entry limit. It will be announced in the comments when the challenge is full. Expect DQ if you enter after that.
Comply with the standard DPR decency rules.
photos must not have been entered in previous challenges.
Failure to comply with these rules may result in DQ.

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20110318_3812

by Yochi23

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Camera:	Nikon D60
Lens:	Tamron SP AF 90mm F/2.8 Di Macro
Submitted:	Sunday, 1st January, 2012 06:19 (GMT)
Taken:	Friday, 18th March, 2011
Focal length:	90 mm
Shutter speed:	1/1250 sec
Aperture:	F11
ISO:	200
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Galleries:	View this photo in Yochi23's gallery

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(unknown member)

It's fine.

Jan 6, 2012permalink

RajR

Very nice picture....

Jan 6, 2012permalink

fgrau

like: texture, smoothness, white is well captured.
done differently: maybe included the lower left lip of the front flower in the frame.

Jan 6, 2012permalink

Yochi23

Thanks
It will be too complicated to include now the lower part fo the flower because this is the original shot.It seems that I usually don't the the picture of the whole flower..

Jan 6, 2012permalink

PhDemaria

Nice transparence of the flower... now I would have tried not to cut de flower and shoot with a wider aperture

Jan 5, 2012permalink

Dorian Stuart

Lovely shot.

Jan 5, 2012permalink

EXDS

I like the light and the texture. I also like the flower in the background showing details that aren't visible on the main subject. Framing might look slightly better if the flower wasn't cut off a bit on the bottom left corner of the frame.

Jan 5, 2012permalink

Yochi23

Thanks for the remarks and the compliments.
The name of the flower is Calais - callas
Picture was taken in natural light, in a garden. The light was so beautiful I took many pictures that day and there was no need for almost any P.P.

Jan 4, 2012permalink

Pranit

nice..

Jan 4, 2012permalink

glimssper

Nice photograph. Great composition. I prefer with a single flower though.

Jan 3, 2012permalink

Yochi23

Thanks
The second flower is the background or the bokeh...

Jan 4, 2012permalink

keithinmelbourne

Beautiful shot. Nicely balanced composition, rich colours and very interesting detail in the primary flower.

Jan 3, 2012permalink

tjutjut Bramantoro

I never seen this flower. Sharp. Nice bokeh. I prefer composition more on to the left part (show more the flower, if possible).

Jan 2, 2012permalink

Colpro

Must have been a very tight DOF as the front lily 's edge furtherest from the camera seems out of focus? Not a criticism - the composition ad texture all works for me!

Jan 2, 2012permalink

Jimbo420

Great image! Bokeh helps lead in to the ever subtle stripe pattern, very nice.

Petty comment, on my monitor it seems some detail was lost in some of the highlights; don't know if that's on purpose but I would try to get back just a hint of the top contour of the leaf which was drowned in the high tones.

Jan 2, 2012permalink

(unknown member)

Nice photo! Possibly a bit too much left-right / light-dark...

Jan 2, 2012permalink

my-2-cents

Very nice. Can't think of any change needed.

Jan 2, 2012permalink

RuthC

Lovely clean lines. You've captured the angles of the Arum lilies beautifully. Love the inner light and shadow on the stamen. Don't change it. :-)

Jan 2, 2012permalink

Yochi23

Thanks Ruth...I am not going to change it..

Jan 4, 2012permalink

j2ker

This works! I can't think of any improvement.

Jan 1, 2012permalink

liwi

good lighting, nice blurred background...

Jan 1, 2012permalink

CalBoy87

Seems like the flower is lit from inside, nice effect.

Jan 1, 2012permalink

Yochi23

The "effect" was the light itself...No Photoshop

Jan 4, 2012permalink

RENZI BOY

Very nice focus selection.

Jan 1, 2012permalink

gerry328

Nice translucence.

Jan 1, 2012permalink

bettyhilda

Very nice lighting. I like the translucent flower so that the stamen can be seen as a shadow and the veins on the actual flower follow the line of it. Even the green shapes in the top right hand corner echo the shape. Very cohesive feeling. Seeing a flower in the distance but not obtrusively so is a nice touch. I like the subtle colours and the dark bokeh behind the main subject works well. I like this photo a lot.

Jan 1, 2012permalink

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