The Photography Thread

pranav0091

pranav0091

I am not an Owl
Nice pics Incinerator. Nothing super catchy but that takes luck and location too :)

Keep shooting :D

@Sujoy. If you dont mind I might want to try a hand at PP on that pic of yours after I get back home.
 
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Gen.Libeb

Padawan
@incinerator - Duck photos are nice. I like the 7th the best

Here's something just for fun.

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aadi007

Journeyman
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Can someone please tell me how do I get the circular lights in the background?
Please suggest!
 
pranav0091

pranav0091

I am not an Owl
aadi007 said:
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Can someone please tell me how do I get the circular lights in the background?
Please suggest!
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Its called bokeh. Go close to the subject and as far away from the light as possible. Now focus on the subject (light is not your subject). Best results obtained with DSLRs with big apertures (small f numbers) staying at the limits of its minimum focusing distance. Perfectly possible in a lesser extent with PnS too. Google bokeh for more info.
 
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aadi007

Journeyman
pranav0091 said:
Its called bokeh. Go close to the subject and as far away from the light as possible. Now focus on the subject (light is not your subject). Best results obtained with DSLRs with big apertures (small f numbers) staying at the limits of its minimum focusing distance. Perfectly possible in a lesser extent with PnS too. Google bokeh for more info.
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Thanks Pranav. I know bokeh and I have got shallow DOF with the f/1.8 lens in particular with my canon 600D.
The question is - how to get the CIRCULAR lights in the background as shown in the pic. Does it depend on the light source?
I will try it out anyways but looking for suggestions.
 
sujoyp

sujoyp

Grand Master
when I tried something like that long back what I did was 1st arrange the diwali light in the background in desired style..put the lens in manual focus and move back at least 10 meters. now move the focus ring and select the desired type of bokeh in the BG...you will notice that the bokeh will become smaller and sharper then will become bigger and dull ...soo select as per ur need
Now place the subject so that its in proper focus ...move it forward back manually :D
now u will have focus on subject as well as desired bokeh ;)
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Valentine teddy by sujoyp, on Flickr

ooh btw if u want to get this heart shape bokeh ...cut a heart out of a small cardboard square piece...and put the heart shape exactly in center of lens ...now all bokeh will be in heart shape ...try new shapes.
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aadi007

Journeyman
^ Thanks Sujoy.

In the first pic, did you actually put out a heart-shaped cardboard to get that effect?
I am wondering what determines the shape of the lights in the background.

I am little confused about the following statement - :"move it forward back manually" .. what does it mean?
 
izzikio_rage

izzikio_rage

Technomancer
The shape of the bokeh depends on the shape of the opening. Most lenses will give you an almost circular bokeh but some with less "leaves" will give you octagons or other polygons. The leaves control the aperture
 
sujoyp

sujoyp

Grand Master
aadi007 said:
^ Thanks Sujoy.

In the first pic, did you actually put out a heart-shaped cardboard to get that effect?
I am wondering what determines the shape of the lights in the background.

I am little confused about the following statement - :"move it forward back manually" .. what does it mean?
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aadi I am not sure u understood of not :) ...I mean to say cut out the heart shape from the cardboard and put the heart shape opening right in front of the center of the lens...it will give you heart shape bokeh like this...any design of opening will give u that shaped bokeh like I have shown ILU shaped bokeh :D

by moving the subject forward backward manually you have to find a place where your subject is in focus....I dont know how pro do it but I am giving you the simple way....actually we need the perfect kind of bokeh...soo we moved our focus ring manually and selected the desired bokeh. Now you can not move the focus ring anymore. how will you focus on the subject. you have to move subject between the camera and lights to find a position when its in perfect focus.
 
nac

nac

Aspiring Novelist
Nice start Inci :)

Gen, I didn't know what it is until reading the later posts. Initially I thought it is a giant wheel. ;)
 
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