Tiki Nut Dish
Years ago when I was throwing annual Tiki-themed parties, friends gave me this elaborate serving dish. It's hand-carved (in the Philippines I believe) with scenes of grass huts, palm trees, and if you go large you can even see a water buffalo. The serving bowls are faux-seashell (probably made with shellacked tissue paper). They are also kind of tiny, making the whole thing a bit impractical and ridiculous. But somehow I can't bring myself to get rid of it.
Truthfully I shot this as a quick DOF/bokeh test for my new Fujica GW690. This is with the lens wide open at f/3.5, and close to the near-focus limit. You can see the DOF is just a few inches. Some people have complained about the bokeh quality of this Fujinon lens, but it's pretty neutral to my eye.
Tiki Nut Dish
Years ago when I was throwing annual Tiki-themed parties, friends gave me this elaborate serving dish. It's hand-carved (in the Philippines I believe) with scenes of grass huts, palm trees, and if you go large you can even see a water buffalo. The serving bowls are faux-seashell (probably made with shellacked tissue paper). They are also kind of tiny, making the whole thing a bit impractical and ridiculous. But somehow I can't bring myself to get rid of it.
Truthfully I shot this as a quick DOF/bokeh test for my new Fujica GW690. This is with the lens wide open at f/3.5, and close to the near-focus limit. You can see the DOF is just a few inches. Some people have complained about the bokeh quality of this Fujinon lens, but it's pretty neutral to my eye.