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For Monochrome Bokeh Thursday.
Podge on a rare photoshoot. I liked this close-up of his sweet nose and whiskers. HMBT
of Katie
NOTE: This photo made it into Flickr's 'Explore" as one of the top five hundred most interesting photos on a particular day. You can see all of my photo's that have made it into the Flickr Explore pages here.
Technical Details: Shot with a Canon 20D and Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS lens. Shot in RAW and converted/processed by Adobe camera RAW and Photoshop. Shot from a bit below the subject with her head tilted back a bit to get the perspective I wanted... I shot it at f/2.8 to get a very shallow DoF on her eye.
Lighting Details: Two Photogenic 1250 strobes one to the right of the subject with a Photogenic 4"x3" softbox, the other strobe to the model's left, shot bare pointed at the ceiling to get a bounced light source. Triggered with Pocket Wizard's.
a further example of my Nikorr MF50 f1,4 experiments. I try to create a blurring light effect in couple with saturated colors, which gives this atmospheric mood. For this I am working with open aperture in the close focus area of the lens where deph of field is very shallow. I directed the lens toward the sunlight and allow flare with removed lens hood.
The odd, orange stems of a Spotted Coralroot orchid (Corallorhiza maculata) hold delicate flowers in the montane pine forests west of Boulder, Colorado. There are at least two species of Coralroot orchid growing in these woods, and this one is the most common. The Coralroot orchids are obligate parasites, stealing all of the energy they need for growth from surrounding networks of mycorrhizal fungi - specialized fungi that themselves form interactions with tree roots to get their energy in exchange for nutrients.
Captured that moment of intense concentration right before hitting the 6 right in...8 ball you're next🎱
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I took some photos on Christmas Eve at Santana Row, a place for hipsters in the Silicon Valley. I went low with the camera for this shot, the f1.8 gives this very shallow depth of field.
I processed a balanced HDR photo from three RAW exposures.
-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 3 RAW exposures, NEX-6, _DSC1901_2_3_hdr3bal1e
Wild thrift growing on the cliffs of The Hook Peninsular, Ireland.
Hook Lighthouse in the background.
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Taken this morning in my backyard. Thank goodness my husband didn't mow this section!
(Try it large on black)
In celebration of the little bit of rain we've had this week, this is a shot from the last evening rain. Parking lot outside Buffalo Wild Wings. The blue is actually Aspen Dental, so you can go get the wings cleaned out of your teeth.
Taken April 24, 2022, in my garden.
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ODC, Shallow Depth of Field
I had in mind to do something completely different and needed a pencil, but it had to be sharpened, so I changed my mind and this was the result! Strange how our photos come about some days.
Whispers of Light or Dewlight or a kind of Grasslight Symphony.
💧 Dew & Light:
What Is Dew?
Dew forms when the temperature drops and the moisture in the air condenses onto cooler surfaces like grass. It's most common just after sunrise when the ground is still cool.
Light Refraction & Bokeh Magic
The sparkling dots in the background are caused by specular highlights—where the dew drops act as tiny lenses, catching and refracting sunlight. The hexagonal shapes suggest a lens with a 6-blade aperture, contributing to the beautiful bokeh.
Miniature Lenses
Dew drops behave like convex lenses. In close-up or macro photography, they can even invert or magnify the background within their tiny sphere—a natural optical trick.
Golden Angle Timing
Shooting just after sunrise, especially with low-angle light, enhances the sparkle and transparency of dew-covered grass. This is sometimes referred to as a “micro golden hour” in macro photography.
Dew and Ecology
For many small insects and plants, dew is a crucial source of water—especially in ecosystems where rain is scarce or irregular.
I had a little time to kill over by the Lake and actually had my camera with me!
It was between downpours in conditions that I like to call "ideal".
Photographed while exploring with Kiyoshi-san, Roger-kun, and Teruhide-san. Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto. November 30, 2015.