Weekly Challenge #93: Beautiful Bokeh

Easy, peasy challenge this week....just post a favourite pic of yours that showcases some beautiful bokeh.

Now, before we begin I must admit that I'm am definitely not a bokeh master by any stretch...so I'm not looking for anything technical in the bokeh (rings, smoothness, etc.). Just show me some beautiful bokeh that compliments the photo, isn't distracting to the main subject matter, and isn't overbearing in the image in any way.

Good luck and have fun! Judging will be made next Sunday (when I wake up in the morning).


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The rules are as follows...

1. Post ONE photo (max 1000x1000).
2. The photo must portray an interpretation of the theme. It can be color or B&W, your choice.
3. Post your single picture in this thread, and explain what motivated you to take the picture and/or how you feel it represents the weekly theme
4. The challenge is interactive. Any response is welcome.
5. The judge will pick the WINNERS and chose 1 of them to be the judge for the next week.
6. This challenge runs for 7 days plus a day for the judge to choose the winners.
7. Any Pentax camera will do or a Samsung DSLR.
8. Pictures can be from any timeframe, not just within the week of the current theme.

Previous Challenge Subjects:
1-Statues, 2-Wheels, 3-Speed, 4-Peace, 5-Survival, 6-Macro, 7-Mountains, 8-Children, 9-Post Processing, 10- Windows & Doors, 11-Sport, 12-Urban Landscape, 13-Wisdom, 14-Power, 15-Music, 16-Pathways, 17-Lines, 18-Storm, 19-Boats, 20-Water, 21 - Golden Hour, 22 - Natural Lighting, Portraits, 23-Motion Blur, 24-Simplicity, 25-Color, 26-Cars, 27-Repetition, 28-Wildlife, 29-Epiphany, 30-Contrast, 31-Pets, 32-Landscapes, 33-Coastal, 34-Churches, 35-Bridges, 36-Creation, 37-Still Life: Food, 38-At the Zoo, 39-Wide Aperture, 40-Merry Christmas, 41- Sunsets, 42-Action, 43-Fireworks, 44-Manipulated Light Portraits, 45- Advertising/Product Shot, 46- B&W Street Shooting, people/buildings, 47-Vanishing Point, 48-Reflection, 49-Tranquility, 50-Expressions, 51-S Curve, 52-Hands, 53-Shadows, 54-Your Favorite Beverage, 55-Barriers, 56-Perspective, 57-Night Scenes, 58-Zen-like...Water and Stone 59-Modern architecture, 60-Sunrises, 61-Red, 62-Action on water, 63-Bodies in Motion, 64-Ruins, 65-Blue and green, 66-Iridescence, 67-Anthropomorpha, 68–Sound, 69-Backlight, 70-Group Shot, 71-Railway Scenes, 72-Technology, 73-Color on Color, 74-History, 75-Autumn/Harvest 76-working men and women, 77-Silhouettes, 78 Stranger Portrait, 79-Transportation, 80 - Lonely, 81 - Holidays, 82 - Toys 'n Games, 83 - Machines, 84 - Ice, 85 - Cats, 86 - Stories, 87 - Cultures, 88 - Absence, 89 - Weather, 90 - Old roads, 91 - The River, 92 - The Seventies, 93 - Beautiful Bokeh
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[daacon]

Well Coffee this should have a lot of entries ....Beautiful ? Who knows but I like it

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Edit Changed my mind I reserve the right to change many times haha - I think we will have enough flowers for you to judge .....

[gazonk]

My favourite bokeh picture is this from my gallery here at pentaxforums:

[atupdate]

Taken with my DS and the old manual 50 mm from my ME Super.



Tim

[tpeace]

Think I'll stray away from flowers...

[daacon]

Tpeace can't see your shot - protected by owner ....

[rparmar]

valentine's day 2

[mikeSF]

I took this one yesterday in the backyard:



This is a retaining wall blanketed in ice plant. The bright magenta blooms appeared just this week. Photo taken with Pentax *ist DL and Cosina 55mm at f/1.2 1/4000sec ISO 200 with Hoya HMC circ pol to remove a stop or so of light so f1.2 wouldn't overexpose.

[nate]

I'll play.


Pentax PENTAX K20D,Pentax smc P-FA* 200mm f/2.8 ED-IF
1/180s f/4.5 at 200.0mm iso100

[sheela]

I am in love with my takumar and one of the reason is the very dreamy bokeh it creates

[MrApollinax]

I'll throw in my Beagle to compliment nate's. Here is one my my first shots with my A50 f/2:

[David Whiteley]

PSYCH!

I've retracted my silly little Shakespeare shot in favour of this one, taken with FA50/1.4 + Viv 2x Macro Teleconverter:



Talk about not seeing what's right under your nose: this guy lives as the wallpaper on my desktop!

[PinarelloOnly]

One of my "Erickson" birdhouses. This guy makes birdhouses out of old torn down barns.

The snow on the ground helped light up underside of the birdhouse and the distant
trees helped it stand out a little more.

[séamuis]

an older photo, but I have always loved the bokeh.

smc-M 50mm 1.7 & Asahi Pentax close-up lens № 1

Hard to complain with any bokeh offered by the FA*200mm F2.8. A classic example here: