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Photographing your Bokeh

woodmancy

Subscriber Member
Jonas and Lars

I think I have figured the smooth bokeh out. Vivek wrote in an earlier post:
With all the adapted lenses on m4/3rds, it is, in principle, possible to focus them beyond infinity.

Going past infinity to get fuzzy images has its uniqueness (smoother).

Those who have olympus pen F lenses can mount (hold the lens firmly! it will mount but is a tad lose) them directly on m4/3rds and get past infinity.


My Pentax lens does just that. When I take bokehgraphs, I don't look at the lens barrel when I focus - I just rotate the lens until I get the effect I want. In reviewing images with this lens, I see that I have quite a few with the smooth bokeh, and others with the typical Pentax circles and lines bokeh.

Here is the original dog picture, straight out of the camera and processed as a jpeg in Lightroom

Keith

 

Jonas

Active member
Jonas and Lars

I think I have figured the smooth bokeh out. Vivek wrote in an earlier post:
With all the adapted lenses on m4/3rds, it is, in principle, possible to focus them beyond infinity. (...)


Thank you Keith, that explains everything. That's also what I have experienced; the Pentax 50/1.4 lenses have smooth foreground bokeh and harsh background bokeh. Now I understand better what I am looking at in that image, which I liked at the same time as it made me confused.

regards,

/Jonas
 

woodmancy

Subscriber Member
"Steps, Dubrovnik"
Lol, now it is getting weird. Thank you Keith.

/Jonas
Jonas - nothing weird

A crazy lens and a crazy tilt adapter (but with a good subject and viewpoint)

Just a tune-up on saturation, color, etc in Photoshop - no image manipulation.

Keith
 

woodmancy

Subscriber Member
BAD Project - Day 22

"Woman in Tunnel - Dubrovnik, Croatia"

E-P2 with Pentax 50/1.4 (No tilt adapter)

Focused in front of the focus point of the lens

Keith

 

m3photo

New member
Re: "Woman in Tunnel - Dubrovnik, Croatia"

BAD Project - Day 22

"Woman in Tunnel - Dubrovnik, Croatia"

E-P2 with Pentax 50/1.4 (No tilt adapter)

Focused in front of the focus point of the lens
I like this one.
Don't you find that what you see on the screen the moment you take the shot always has that bit more depth of field to when you see the shot after the fact? Must be the mind playing the optimist.
 
K

klythawk

Guest
Hi

Tulip

G1/45-200

Grape Hyacinth's in the back garden.

G1/Oly OM 50mm 1.8 @2.8/12mm Ext Tube.

John
 

woodmancy

Subscriber Member
Hi

Tulip

G1/45-200

Grape Hyacinth's in the back garden.
G1/Oly OM 50mm 1.8 @2.8/12mm Ext Tube.
John
Love the way the colors work with the bokeh, John :salute:


Meanwhile:

BAD Project - Day 24

"Treed Square, Ibiza"



No apologies for more trees - they are lovely in Europe

Keith
 

woodmancy

Subscriber Member
Must move quickly (can't do that on a boat) - I only have three days left.

BAD Project - Day 25

"Swirly Bush - Ibeza"

Keith

 

seakayaker

Active member
Love the way the colors work with the bokeh, John :salute:


Meanwhile:

BAD Project - Day 24

"Treed Square, Ibiza"



No apologies for more trees - they are lovely in Europe

Keith

No Apologies Required!

. . . . . another beautiful shot!

Life is Grand!
~ ;)
 
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