Landscape Unexpected Bokeh

Unexpected Bokeh · **1 Like**

I was shocked when I saw the bokeh on this - f6.3 @ 100mm
(This has been cropped)

GRB · 08-23-2018, 06:59 PM

Often the best things show when unexpected. You have to love those moments.

Wasp · 08-24-2018, 04:44 AM

This happened because the subject was close and the background far, far away. With small highlights from the sun on the water. One of the ways to get bokeh. Nice shot!

Jan178 · 08-24-2018, 05:37 AM

Nice surprise!

**UncleVanya** · 08-24-2018, 06:37 AM

Originally posted by Wasp

This happened because the subject was close and the background far, far away. With small highlights from the sun on the water. One of the ways to get bokeh. Nice shot!

Agreed. I went and read about this specific lens however, and found multiple reviewers that completed the bokeh and remarked on how good it could be. The thing that threw me off is that this want shot wide open, I didn't expect quite so round a shape in the highlights.

Photogoof · 08-24-2018, 06:39 AM

Amazing!

CesarPaulo · 08-24-2018, 06:59 AM

NIce photo.

Kozlok · 08-24-2018, 08:35 PM

100mm will give bokeh often where you wouldn't expect it.

**UncleVanya** · 08-24-2018, 08:38 PM

Originally posted by Kozlok

100mm will give bokeh often where you wouldn't expect it.

Totally agree. But the shape is where I was thrown a bit. It is rounder than expected.

**Videopilot** · 08-29-2018, 01:38 PM

Originally posted by UncleVanya

I was shocked when I saw the bokeh on this - f6.3 @ 100mm
(This has been cropped)

Very nice!

WildPortraits · 08-31-2018, 05:57 PM

Originally posted by UncleVanya

I was shocked when I saw the bokeh on this - f6.3 @ 100mm
(This has been cropped)

Sometimes I shoot just for the bokeh. This is great, I assume from background water.

**UncleVanya** · 08-31-2018, 06:55 PM

Originally posted by Videopilot

Very nice!

Thank you!

Originally posted by WildPortraits

Sometimes I shoot just for the bokeh. This is great, I assume from background water.

Yes the water there is insane - it flows with a massive current. They require Personal Floatation Devices (life jackets) if you do anything in that section. The flow is quite fierce so there is a lot of white water.

WildPortraits · 08-31-2018, 07:13 PM

It creates really dazzling patterns. I guess you might want a life jacket for your camera too!

**UncleVanya** · 08-31-2018, 08:12 PM

Originally posted by WildPortraits

It creates really dazzling patterns. I guess you might want a life jacket for your camera too!

I was safe about 5 feet from the water - and I can swim. But the camera would have been lost - no attempt to save it would be made by me. It was a GX-1 panasonic with a 45-175 f4-5.6 - nothing I would want to lose but also nothing I couldn't lose.

WildPortraits · 08-31-2018, 08:34 PM

Even if it was a Hasselblad it's not worth risking that water to save. But I'm glad you and the camera were safe, and you captured such a mesmerizing image. Shouldn't this have been taken by a Pentax???!

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GRB Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Southcentral Alaska Posts: 817	Often the best things show when unexpected. You have to love those moments.

08-24-2018, 04:44 AM	#3
Wasp Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Pretoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,660	This happened because the subject was close and the background far, far away. With small highlights from the sun on the water. One of the ways to get bokeh. Nice shot!

08-24-2018, 05:37 AM	#4
Jan178 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Rovaniemi, Finland Photos: Albums Posts: 963	Nice surprise!

08-24-2018, 06:37 AM	#5
UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,401 Original Poster	Originally posted by Wasp This happened because the subject was close and the background far, far away. With small highlights from the sun on the water. One of the ways to get bokeh. Nice shot! Agreed. I went and read about this specific lens however, and found multiple reviewers that completed the bokeh and remarked on how good it could be. The thing that threw me off is that this want shot wide open, I didn't expect quite so round a shape in the highlights.

08-24-2018, 06:39 AM	#6
Photogoof Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Prague Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,422	Amazing!

08-24-2018, 06:59 AM	#7
CesarPaulo Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Curitba, PR Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 149	NIce photo.

08-24-2018, 08:35 PM	#8
Kozlok Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Albuquerque Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,148	100mm will give bokeh often where you wouldn't expect it.

08-24-2018, 08:38 PM	#9
UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,401 Original Poster	Originally posted by Kozlok 100mm will give bokeh often where you wouldn't expect it. Totally agree. But the shape is where I was thrown a bit. It is rounder than expected.

08-29-2018, 01:38 PM	#10
Videopilot Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New Jersey Photos: Albums Posts: 481	Originally posted by UncleVanya I was shocked when I saw the bokeh on this - f6.3 @ 100mm (This has been cropped) Very nice!

08-31-2018, 05:57 PM	#11
WildPortraits Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 259	Originally posted by UncleVanya I was shocked when I saw the bokeh on this - f6.3 @ 100mm (This has been cropped) Sometimes I shoot just for the bokeh. This is great, I assume from background water.

08-31-2018, 06:55 PM	#12
UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,401 Original Poster	Originally posted by Videopilot Very nice! Thank you! Originally posted by WildPortraits Sometimes I shoot just for the bokeh. This is great, I assume from background water. Yes the water there is insane - it flows with a massive current. They require Personal Floatation Devices (life jackets) if you do anything in that section. The flow is quite fierce so there is a lot of white water.

08-31-2018, 07:13 PM	#13
WildPortraits Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 259	It creates really dazzling patterns. I guess you might want a life jacket for your camera too!

08-31-2018, 08:12 PM	#14
UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,401 Original Poster	Originally posted by WildPortraits It creates really dazzling patterns. I guess you might want a life jacket for your camera too! I was safe about 5 feet from the water - and I can swim. But the camera would have been lost - no attempt to save it would be made by me. It was a GX-1 panasonic with a 45-175 f4-5.6 - nothing I would want to lose but also nothing I couldn't lose.

08-31-2018, 08:34 PM	#15
WildPortraits Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 259	Even if it was a Hasselblad it's not worth risking that water to save. But I'm glad you and the camera were safe, and you captured such a mesmerizing image. Shouldn't this have been taken by a Pentax???!