Tag: bokeh

THERE’S A WORD FOR IT IN JAPANESE

When talking about photography, English doesn't cut it. As it turns out, Japanese does. The Japanese have a word for everything, I think. I just learned "Komorebi. It means sunlight filtering through the leaves of trees," and by extension, the natural filtering of light through anything. It's just the word I've needed. I've been chasing that light for … Continue reading THERE’S A WORD FOR IT IN JAPANESE

Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus – Sweet Bokeh

My portrait lens is designed to produce a wafer-thin depth of field and a soft, blurred background (bokeh). It's useful for more than portraits, of course and can produce some beautiful landscape and art photographs. Related articles Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus (caamnetwork.wordpress.com) Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus (dailypost.wordpress.com) Weekly photo challenge: focus one (robssurfreport.wordpress.com) Weekly Photo … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus – Sweet Bokeh

Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus or Lack Thereof

And then sometimes, there's a special photo. A happy accident? It's not one thing, it's not another. What is it? I call it art. I took this shot a while ago and I've been playing with it off and on. I like this version best of all the various things I tried to do with … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus or Lack Thereof

Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus – Tall, high and far away

Three different pictures with very different focus ... and effects on the viewer. Related articles Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus (caamnetwork.wordpress.com) Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus (dailypost.wordpress.com) Weekly photo challenge: focus one (robssurfreport.wordpress.com) Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus (suzie81.wordpress.com) Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus (joyandwoe.ca) Weekly Photo Challenge - Focus (Bleeding Hearts) (points-of-view.com) Weekly Photo Challenge:Focus (ambitiousdrifter.wordpress.com) Weekly Photo … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus – Tall, high and far away