Secret to Bokeh?

Sorry, I've been away for a couple of days. It was a 35mm film camera. I thought there would have been more DOF anyway.

It's always interesting to generate some discussion on things like this anyway. I've learned a few things about DOF and hyperfocal distance's, so thanks a heap for the websites above!

Cheers,
Dan

I don't know if this will confuse the matter more than it will help, but here is an example I shot a while ago with 3 different lenses - a 50mm f/1.8, a 50mm f/1.4, and a 24-70mm f/2.8L (at 50mm) - all stopped down to f/4 and shot from the same distance. Single strobe positioned for extreme side-lighting.

Focus was set at the very tip of the ball point. The first is the uncropped shot followed by the same OOF areas by the 3 different lenses.

The real secret to bokeh ... is knowing how to pronounce the word.

"A good example of bad bokeh for instance might be that of a mirror lens where the background looks like a bunch of circles, or doughnuts." ... Ballen Photo.

BP, good bokeh is knowing how to caption a shot like that.

'Franky Goes to the Capital Bakery to Buy Fresh Coissants and Donuts.'


http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/d...Partissery.png


Shot with Nikor 500mm f8.0 catadioptic objectives.


Warren.

Josh D, you mentioned what gear you have, so put this technique aside for another day if you don't have this gear.

This technique is excellent for shooting a limited depth of field of just a few inches which result in a definitive bokeh, when shooting head and shoulder portraits.

An extension tube placed between the camera and a telephoto lens (on a 150mm lens for example) when shooting portraits will shorten the depth of field to just a few inches and still allow usable shutter speed aperture combinations, in bright daylight. Combinations like1/125 sec at f11.0 in daylight, will still give a definitive bokeh.

Warren.

It is easy to get beautiful bokeh out from any of your lens when using macro extension with the lens. I think it multiplies it...