There Are Circles Of Confusion In My Bokeh!
I happened upon this great grey owl in a location I hadn't seen one previously, perched up high in a tree. Not ideal, but I got out of the car and tried to get a decent photo. Nothing. Eventually, it flew across the road and perched on a fence post with its back to the bright sun. Typically, not ideal. However, the background was a line of frost and snow covered willow shrubs, and the crystals were melting in the warming sun, creating very bright highlights all over.
When photographed, but not in focus, those spectral highlights become discs of brighter light which are called 'circles of confusion'. Of course, bokeh is the out of focus portions of a photo. Hence the long and cryptic title. Hope you enjoy the image. Like the owl, I'm still on the fence about it.
There Are Circles Of Confusion In My Bokeh!
I happened upon this great grey owl in a location I hadn't seen one previously, perched up high in a tree. Not ideal, but I got out of the car and tried to get a decent photo. Nothing. Eventually, it flew across the road and perched on a fence post with its back to the bright sun. Typically, not ideal. However, the background was a line of frost and snow covered willow shrubs, and the crystals were melting in the warming sun, creating very bright highlights all over.
When photographed, but not in focus, those spectral highlights become discs of brighter light which are called 'circles of confusion'. Of course, bokeh is the out of focus portions of a photo. Hence the long and cryptic title. Hope you enjoy the image. Like the owl, I'm still on the fence about it.