Official BimmerPost Photo Contest #37: Bokeh-licious

M_Six · 06-13-2011, 02:42 PM

^^^^Looks pretty damn sweet to me.

dcstep · 06-13-2011, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by adrean8j

Just an FYI from my personal studies and readings:

***DOF is seen in a photograph where there is an obvious focus area, set against a blured background or foreground.

***Bokeh on the otherhand, refers to how your camera lens renders the light that is seen within the blured parts of the image. Sometimes this can be soft or harsh circular shapes, or look like hexagons, depending on your lens design and aperture settings.

Nice entry BTW.

Many people are confused by and misuse the term DOF (meaning depth of field) which refers to the in-focus part of the image. It has nothing to do with the quality of the OOF portion of the image. Every image in this contest, so far, exhibits limited DOF, since all have some OOF (out of focus) areas; however, not all show bokeh, IMHO.

Dave

Chewy734 · 06-13-2011, 03:33 PM

Trying to pull a fast one on us remmib? Haven't we seen this one before?

signes · 06-13-2011, 04:00 PM

Adrean8j, really nice shot, love stop motion water shots.

This is going to be a tough contest. Multiple votes per person?

M_Six · 06-13-2011, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Chewy734

Trying to pull a fast one on us remmib? Haven't we seen this one before?

I was gonna say...

cookiesowns · 06-13-2011, 11:14 PM

I'm not sure if I could use portraits or not but here's my submission heh.

My entry: Just a Tree, Don't mind me.

Click on the picture for the Exif Data

Edit: Saw alot of bird bokeh, don't know if I should change my submission.

Someone help me pick?

FStop7 · 06-14-2011, 12:52 AM

Replacing my entry with this...

canyons061211-1379-2 by Racelap, on Flickr

LaYzEe · 06-14-2011, 04:26 AM

GTR

The1 · 06-14-2011, 04:40 AM

nice shooting folks...

good to see that i have a few days to resubmit something better

M_Six · 06-14-2011, 09:40 PM

Ack! It's Bill The Cat!

BMW F22 · 06-15-2011, 08:55 AM

"Fresh Water"

adrean8j · 06-15-2011, 10:07 AM

Nice shots people...although I think we need to change the name of the contest to "Depth of Fieldolicious" (!) instead of Bokelicious...since most of these shots have very limited bokeh (by definition) and a lot of DOF....just sayin'

dcstep · 06-15-2011, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by adrean8j

Nice shots people...although I think we need to change the name of the contest to "Depth of Fieldolicious" (!) instead of Bokelicious...since most of these shots have very limited bokeh (by definition) and a lot of DOF....just sayin'

Too late to change the rules. That's part of the reason that we vote.

Dave

Chewy734 · 06-15-2011, 10:13 AM

^+1. If you feel that a photo doesn't describe bokeh (which is the theme for this contest) then don't vote for it.

Chewy734 · 06-15-2011, 10:18 AM

Trevor: You should make the last day of submissions be 6/19. Monday morning you can post the voting thread and run it through Friday morning. That way, the winner can have a day to figure out what the next contest will be, so that it can start Saturday morning. Hopefully that's ok with you.

remmib: We know you've reused your submission for a previous contest, so please pick a new photo.

remmib · 06-15-2011, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Chewy734

remmib: We know you've reused your submission for a previous contest, so please pick a new photo.

Crap, I actually forgot, I had to look through the previous contests to find the pics.

Chewy734 · 06-15-2011, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by remmib

Crap, I actually forgot, I had to look through the previous contests to find the pics.

Activ · 06-15-2011, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chewy734

Trevor: You should make the last day of submissions be 6/19. Monday morning you can post the voting thread and run it through Friday morning. That way, the winner can have a day to figure out what the next contest will be, so that it can start Saturday morning. Hopefully that's ok with you.

remmib: We know you've reused your submission for a previous contest, so please pick a new photo.

Changing date now. Sorry I have been MIA for awhile so I need to spend some time catching up on these post!

Mr Tonka · 06-15-2011, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Chewy734

^+1. If you feel that a photo doesn't describe bokeh (which is the theme for this contest) then don't vote for it.

Certianly makes sense, but if the people posting the pics don't know the difference, their voting will reflect the same ignorance.

That said, i sure hope my submission is an example of bokeh. I think it is...

cookiesowns · 06-15-2011, 05:24 PM

I edited my post. Rotated the picture, seems a bit more interesting and BOKEHHH! in portrait

remmib · 06-15-2011, 06:45 PM

Okay, I try again with this one.

"Krell"

Chewy734 · 06-15-2011, 07:16 PM

nice amp remmib

06-13-2011, 02:42 PM	#111
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06-13-2011, 03:33 PM	#113
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signes Brigadier General 239 Rep 4,319 Posts Drives: 991 GT3 RS Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Living at (almost...) 9k iTrader: (5)	Adrean8j, really nice shot, love stop motion water shots. This is going to be a tough contest. Multiple votes per person? __________________ GT3 RS \| Desperately seeking the next great M car...
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06-13-2011, 11:14 PM	#116
cookiesowns ;) 597 Rep 897 Posts Drives: X5 45e, 535i N54, X3 N55 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: West iTrader: (0)	I'm not sure if I could use portraits or not but here's my submission heh. My entry: Just a Tree, Don't mind me. Click on the picture for the Exif Data Edit: Saw alot of bird bokeh, don't know if I should change my submission. Someone help me pick? Last edited by cookiesowns; 06-15-2011 at 05:23 PM..
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06-14-2011, 12:52 AM	#117
FStop7 I like cars 344 Rep 5,051 Posts Drives: M6 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Newbury Park, CA iTrader: (3)	Replacing my entry with this... canyons061211-1379-2 by Racelap, on Flickr __________________ My photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/racelap/
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06-14-2011, 04:40 AM	#119
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06-15-2011, 08:55 AM	#121
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06-15-2011, 10:13 AM	#124
Chewy734 Major General 494 Rep 6,798 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 330i ZPP, ZSP Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: LA, CA iTrader: (15)	^+1. If you feel that a photo doesn't describe bokeh (which is the theme for this contest) then don't vote for it. __________________ Currently for sale: [19" Linea Corse LC818 wheel], [19" Fallen FK452 tire]
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06-15-2011, 10:18 AM	#125
Chewy734 Major General 494 Rep 6,798 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 330i ZPP, ZSP Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: LA, CA iTrader: (15)	Trevor: You should make the last day of submissions be 6/19. Monday morning you can post the voting thread and run it through Friday morning. That way, the winner can have a day to figure out what the next contest will be, so that it can start Saturday morning. Hopefully that's ok with you. remmib: We know you've reused your submission for a previous contest, so please pick a new photo. __________________ Currently for sale: [19" Linea Corse LC818 wheel], [19" Fallen FK452 tire]
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06-15-2011, 06:45 PM	#131
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06-15-2011, 07:16 PM	#132
Chewy734 Major General 494 Rep 6,798 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 330i ZPP, ZSP Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: LA, CA iTrader: (15)	nice amp remmib __________________ Currently for sale: [19" Linea Corse LC818 wheel], [19" Fallen FK452 tire]
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