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Some casual shots taken today

Postby Matt. K on Sun May 29, 2005 11:09 pm

http://www.pbase.com/matt_k/image/44005600
http://www.pbase.com/matt_k/image/44005601
http://www.pbase.com/matt_k/image/44005603
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Postby mudder on Sun May 29, 2005 11:21 pm

G'day,

I always enjoy your casual, every day shoots... Can't provide any worthwhile comment or feedback :oops: but always enjoy 'em...

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Postby BBJ on Sun May 29, 2005 11:24 pm

Hey Matt, I am like Andrew, nice clean shots and is something different.
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Postby ozimax on Mon May 30, 2005 12:41 pm

Like the second one Matt, would crop off bottom third and see how it looks, Max
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Postby shutterbug on Mon May 30, 2005 1:13 pm

Like the 2nd image matt :)
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Postby MCWB on Mon May 30, 2005 1:38 pm

Matt: First one is great, lovely bokeh! The second and third ones are nicely composed, but the distortion ruins them IMO. Mind you I'm very sensitive to distortion, fisheyes send me dizzy, so it may not be too bad for someone else!
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Postby johnd on Mon May 30, 2005 2:16 pm

I too especially like the first one.

A question though if I may?

The term bokeh, I think, means the blurring of the background, or background out of focus. My question is, is this a technical term or an abbreviation of something? :?

I hope I'm not going to be too embarrassed by the answer. :oops:


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Postby stubbsy on Mon May 30, 2005 2:26 pm

Matt

Can you please stop posting your everyday shots. I'm completely fed up with seeing them.

Every time I think I'm getting better with the shots that I'm taking great time & effort to shoot and PP I see beauties like these and I get depressed again :cry: :wink:

The first shot is just delightful. The detail in the black feathers and beautiful colour contrast with the grass just leap off the screen. The one of the art gallery is fine by me (didn't notice the distortion, but then I use a 12-24 DX :wink: ), but it seems a trifle dark to me.
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Postby stubbsy on Mon May 30, 2005 2:31 pm

johnd wrote:I too especially like the first one.

A question though if I may?

The term bokeh, I think, means the blurring of the background, or background out of focus. My question is, is this a technical term or an abbreviation of something? :?

I hope I'm not going to be too embarrassed by the answer. :oops:


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John

Boke is a Japanese word, not an acronym. There's an interesting link on the spelling of boke here that is worth a read just for the sake of it. I've lifted a bit from there that more directly answers your question:

This is from http://www.imaginatorium.org/stuff/cufilter.htm
Linguistic note: The original Japanese term boke (the 'h' is superfluous, as long as you don't pronounce it to rhyme with "broke") also refers to what happens to people who have become grey and boring, and lost their normal mental faculties. Sort of like the photons.
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Postby KerryPierce on Mon May 30, 2005 2:47 pm

I like the first 2 a great deal, Matt. The exposure and detail on the bird is very good. Quite impressive, IMO. :D
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Postby johnd on Mon May 30, 2005 11:11 pm

Stubbsy, you're right. That is an interesting thread :lol:
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