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Crab pots
I took this picture last year in Anstruther harbour and i think it looks ok but please let me know what you think.
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Lovely bright colours and nice bokeh! 
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Hmmmmm! It is a nice shot. I like the lead-in line of the pots, but had it been me, I would have been tempted to increase the aperture by one stop and focused on the first basket.
That way the Bokeh would have graded more naturally into the photograph IMO.
A very good attempt that was well spotted, though.
That way the Bokeh would have graded more naturally into the photograph IMO.
A very good attempt that was well spotted, though.
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To be truthful i had no idea what bokeh was until yesterday when i did a google search for it, there is absolutly no intention in attempting bokeh i just thought that it would look good.
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And it does look good Allan. As I said, well spotted. It just seems to me it would look better if the focus was on the first basket. This is just my opinion, though. The most important thing is whether you like the image.
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Nice work - and I agree with Fogey's comments
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I do like the picture and i take on board what you said about focusing on the first basket so next time i have the oppertunity i will do that.
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I personally like the bokeh as it is Proves that we all have different tastes, and this way just appeals to me!
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Proves that we all have different tastes, and this way just appeals to me! xx
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I think I am with fogey on this one. When I look at it my eye doesn't settle as there is no obvious place of focus.
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I think tbh the word bokeh is over used. It used to be reserved in the strictest sense to out of focus highlights, the shape they took on caused by the aperture blades and circles of confusion. People would refer to good bokeh lenses or not... e.g the Nikon 50mm f1.4 is meant to have better shaped bokeh than the f1.8, and likewise the 85mm f1.4 over the f1.8. Some of the cheaper lenses in a range seem to illustrate bad bokeh. I get the impression now it seems any out of focus part of an image that is outside the depth of focus is referred to as bokeh.
Sorry but I don't think that the image particularly illustrates good bokeh and could have been a little better composed. There is nothing going on at the left side except some modern out of focus highlight street furniure distractions in the background which are completely out of character with the crab pots. The point of focus is almost exactly in the middle.
I think the picture could have been better composed but in my opinion (which as i always say counts for little) you could 'rescue' the image by cropping the left almost to the end pot and the right by a slither to the blue. i do think it will look a bit too jumbled up without a real point of focus but will take away areas that distract the eye. Apologies if you don't agree, but have a look and see what you think.
Sorry but I don't think that the image particularly illustrates good bokeh and could have been a little better composed. There is nothing going on at the left side except some modern out of focus highlight street furniure distractions in the background which are completely out of character with the crab pots. The point of focus is almost exactly in the middle.
I think the picture could have been better composed but in my opinion (which as i always say counts for little) you could 'rescue' the image by cropping the left almost to the end pot and the right by a slither to the blue. i do think it will look a bit too jumbled up without a real point of focus but will take away areas that distract the eye. Apologies if you don't agree, but have a look and see what you think.
