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United in Mourning
United in Mourning
HRoxas


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Challenge: Bokeh (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Location: home
Date: Jan 9, 2005
Aperture: f2.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Emotive, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Jan 9, 2005

 Simple set up: a candle and christmas wreath with lights 6 feet behind in the background and a wide aperture focusing on the foreground, throwing the lights out of focus and creating what I believe is bokeh.

I chose the circle of lights type of bokeh instead of just a blurry background in shallow dof.

I think the bokeh used in the composition enhances the image to send the message of widespread sadness after the tsunami catastrophe in Asia.

Shot in raw mode.
Post processing: levels, curve, color adjustment. I blurred the background a little bit and applied selective sharpening on the wick and the flame. I saturated the yellow tone for warmth. Ran through Neat Image, cropped, resized, border.

Canon 50mm prime lens.

Statistics
Place: 34 out of 241
Avg (all users): 6.0442
Avg (commenters): 7.1818
Avg (participants): 5.6410
Avg (non-participants): 6.4771
Views since voting: 1643
Views during voting: 381
Votes: 226
Comments: 14
Favorites: 3 (view)

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AuthorThread
 01/16/2006 08:02:18 PM
Cool shot!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/27/2005 12:28:14 PM
i'm so glad i took a look at your portfolio. really enjoying your work. i love the way the detail in the wick makes the one candle look kind of lonely despite all its company in the background.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/16/2005 10:46:58 PM
I gave this a 10, so simple, so meaningful and beautiful bokeh...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/16/2005 05:07:24 PM
Original bg and very interesting composition. Great toning, too.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/15/2005 05:46:57 PM
my favorite for the challenge
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/14/2005 03:01:36 PM
this is an interesting image. reminds me of a 60's poster/album cover. excellent focus. this image almost looks like an animated crowd watching the flame perform. interesting choice of colors for the final presentation. as far as bokeh goes, you have to answer for yourself as to whether or not you intended the hard edged circles. nice work. good luck.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/11/2005 06:53:19 PM
I like the shot, but the border is distracting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/11/2005 05:04:47 PM
Excellent
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/11/2005 03:22:43 PM
came back to bump you up from 7 to 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/11/2005 06:16:55 AM
Cool (9)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/11/2005 06:15:37 AM
nicely done but the amount of bokeh detracts from your candle. Maybe more candle in the photo?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/10/2005 10:45:51 PM
Little overboard. Takes away from your subject.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/10/2005 11:05:25 AM
That's definitely bokeh. Now, is it good or bad? Good in that it's actually there and not just shallow dof, and it makes for a very interesting photo. Bad in a sense that the bokeh is actually more interesting and eye catching than the subject. I won't vote you low however, but do you know what I mean? It's not enhancing, but overpowering in a way. Maybe if the candle came up a bit more with a bit of light on it..maybe at least a full third of the photo would help to emphasize the subject a bit more, then the bokeh would be more of a compliment. But at least it's THERE.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/09/2005 09:30:55 PM
Extraordinary artefacts. A very compelling image. True bokeh.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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