Bokeh is the blur, or the aesthetic quality of blur in an image (‘Bokeh’ is derived from Japanese, meaning dizziness).
Basically it’s an image with off-focus points of light.
It’s seen as a ‘blur circle’ or an illuminated disc on an off-focus image. But sometimes I feel it’s another over-
sharp lights in an image. I also have heard it being called as city lights.
I took some bokeh shots:
Diamond shine
Garland of lights
Accented circles
Faded radiance
Matrix of gloss
Hexagonal flash trap
(Yeah, sometimes I like a bit of special effect.)
For more bokeh shots, check-in @ Sunday Stills.
These photos are just amazing :)
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Great to read that Autumn :)
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these are really cool
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Glad you liked ’em :)
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Great shots.:-)
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Thank you for checking in again, Ed :)
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Very nice. You did a great job.
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Thank you 2b… Nice praise!
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As always yours are fantastic. Thanks for sharing
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Thank you threecollie for this wonderful complement :)
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Love that first shot! Excellent!
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Feels great to read that! Thank you :)
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Now I will have to try this out! What is the first one actually?
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Thank you for spending some time here, Mridula :)
The first shot is a table mat with diamonds fixed on it as you see…
Cheers
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Yours are amazing!
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Thanks a bunch!
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Amazing, amazing and more amazing. I LOVE the first one especially!!! :) <3
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Love to read this superb comment!
Thanks Linda :)
Cheers
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Gorgeous bokeh shots! I especially like the first one!
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Glad you liked them! Thank you ladyfi :)
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Excellent captures for the bokeh challenge! : )
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That’s a nice comment. Thanks Jrp :)
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aweee… geesh. your bokeh makes my bokeh look brokeh! LOL. Now i need to learn how to do what you just did. darn you! ;)
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‘m ROFL!!
I read this comment but with amazing sound effects!!
You are amazing widdingo :)
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Wonderful captures.
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Dear Rajesh,
Thanks for stopping by.
Cheers!
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Now those are wonderful shots. The first and last ones are just beautiful.
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Thank you so much! Shirley, glad you liked ’em :)
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Truly amazing take on this weeks challenge! Creative :)
I think you could find shapes in these street light bokeh.
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WB, thanks for this wonderful comment!
It’s not the streetlights…. they were shapes/pictures lit by LEDs…. Thats one reason they appear so bright and clear!
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these are so creative, I love it! my fave is the second. happy day to you.
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Thank you Ms Becky! How do you do? That’s a nice complement.
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Great shots, love the shapes your created.
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You are a great observer! Thank you TCD :)
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Loved your diamond shine..excellent! :)
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I take it high! Thanks for the shining complement :)
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Hi Firasz – These are gorgeous! I particularly like Diamond Shine because it blends smoothly from seeing the actual stones in the material to them being just highlights! It is also nicely framed! I also particularly like Matrix of Gloss which has lovely colours and smashing composition! Excellent!
Cheers
John
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Hi John. Great to see you here again!
You left me a great complement :) Your wonder-words enriches this post even more!
Thank you
Cheers :)
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looking cool and colorful!
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Great you have come by. Thank you Joshi :)
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well done Firaz, am sure 1st, 3rd & 5th are the outstanding ones, great treat for our eyes and thanks for all your tips :)
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Hey Henry!
So glad you liked my takes… And of course, cant close without saying that you made the day!
‘m happy you explored this part of bokeh…
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I love bokeh photos, but the ones I’ve taken were only by accident. :-) Yours are wonderful! The Diamond Shine and Glass Matrix ones are my favorite (love the colors in both!), and am impressed with your hexagon special effect one as well! Really fun and beautiful pictures, thanks for sharing them!
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Dear Laloofah,
It’s a great pleasure to get and read and relax with your wonderful comments!
Btw, the hexagonal– is not a special effect in the last pic. It’s a design in itself formed as a result of bokeh or blur-circles overlapping at perfect near-distances. It was actually an off-focus LED short spotlight.
By special effect, i meant it for Accented circles :)
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You’re kidding! I would have bet good money that the hexagonal effect was an editing trick! Wow! Thanks for illuminating me (get it?) :-)
Accented Circles is very cool. But then, they all are! :-)
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Dear Laloofah,
It’s so nice to read your wonderful comments :)
Having read that, need to say I do not exhibit a total editing-trick and conceal it. I make some touch-ups just to please myself, to get its aesthetics.
Check out a similar post @
http://henrygl.wordpress.com/2011/11/27/sundaystills-bokeh/
Cheers :)
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You’ve been playing in a nice way with the light, colours and bokeh.
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Yea. It was a great chance, and I tried to make use of it. ‘m happy… Thank you Jan!
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These are great, I never knew what Bokeh meant before. Love the diamond shine especially!
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Great to know that Elactra:)
Thank you for your wonder words. Cheers
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WOW!!!! Really lovely!!!!! Love that first one..it’s fantastic!
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I feel awesome reading this smashing comment Tami :)
Thank you. Cheers
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Glad that you did bokeh! Really pretty and great work. First one is too good. Thanks for sharing :)
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Thank you for this beautiful comment Nandini :)
However I really mean to take color bokeh with peacock feathers like you motivated me.
Cheers
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:) Cheers!
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Beautiful shots! I think I might be coming down with bokeh fever myself! I especially enjoy “Accented Circles.”
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I liked your comment. Thank you madelynnehl!
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