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Enigmatic Gion evening
When what you actually see is only a small fraction of what you don’t get to see in this historical street in Kyoto where many of the establishments are very exclusive and traditions are steeped in subtlety.
I enjoy shooting such scenes where the bright red chochin lantern is in sharp focus against the rest of the street in smooth bokeh thus emphasizing the somewhat mysterious nature of this historical area. The background rendering is in fact the subject more so than the bright red lantern.
Those who have been here should be able to fill out the details within the bokeh blur, in some sense to be able to see yet not quite see.
Having shot such scenes with wide, standard and short telephoto focal lengths, for a really smooth rendering with big round specular highlights, it's best to use a 85mm f1.4 prime lens and the FE 85mm f1.4 GM is as good an option as any with its rounded 11-blade diaphragm.
No bokeh fringing and sans onion rings within the specular highlights.
Enigmatic Gion evening
When what you actually see is only a small fraction of what you don’t get to see in this historical street in Kyoto where many of the establishments are very exclusive and traditions are steeped in subtlety.
I enjoy shooting such scenes where the bright red chochin lantern is in sharp focus against the rest of the street in smooth bokeh thus emphasizing the somewhat mysterious nature of this historical area. The background rendering is in fact the subject more so than the bright red lantern.
Those who have been here should be able to fill out the details within the bokeh blur, in some sense to be able to see yet not quite see.
Having shot such scenes with wide, standard and short telephoto focal lengths, for a really smooth rendering with big round specular highlights, it's best to use a 85mm f1.4 prime lens and the FE 85mm f1.4 GM is as good an option as any with its rounded 11-blade diaphragm.
No bokeh fringing and sans onion rings within the specular highlights.