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Sunday, June 17, 2012

Duskiness



(All are clickable. The middle one especially shows much better large.)

Olympus OM-D EM-5, Olympus 45mm 1.8 at full opening. About 400 ISO.

Photos with "bokeh", or soft background blur can't generally be produced with pocket cameras, one of the few downsides to them still*. The bigger the sensor, the easier you can get nice soft background blur. The new mirrorless cameras, like Micro Four Thirds for example, have smaller sensors than traditional film (half the size of a 35mm film frame ("full frame"), linearly, one quarter area-wise), but with the right lens you can still get this effect.


*Even here, progress is made. The Sony RX100 is pocket-sized but still manages to have a sensor large enough to get some background blur if you want.
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19 comments:

  1. Bert17 Jun 2012, 21:18:00

    That sure is a great camera+lens combo! Well done.

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  2. Happy Dayu17 Jun 2012, 21:40:00

    Beautiful. I love well-taken photos of nature!

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  3. Charles18 Jun 2012, 01:24:00

    Not the dreaded unmanned bicycle crossing!

    Interesting depth of field work.

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  4. Anna18 Jun 2012, 08:26:00

    Nice depth of field :)

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  5. Suzannah18 Jun 2012, 09:57:00

    I love your photographic sense. You've got such a good eye.

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  6. Warren18 Jun 2012, 09:59:00

    I am 75 and I see the pics as a metaphor for life. Diminished in brilliance yet striking.

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  7. Stephen G18 Jun 2012, 10:00:00

    Really like those pastels in the #3 shot!

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  8. Ray18 Jun 2012, 10:16:00

    Very nice! Thanks for sharing these.

    The thistle in the middle shot - does it have big purple or violet flowers when they come out?
    We have some here that do, and they can grow quite large and tall.
    We've always called them 'Scotch Thistle' but I don't know if it's the right name or not.

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  9. Claudia18 Jun 2012, 10:18:00

    Eolake, very nice. I like the clean look of the foreground compared with the out of focus glimmer of lights in the background.

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  10. Norm18 Jun 2012, 10:19:00

    Always enjoy your photos, Eolake.

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  11. Karin18 Jun 2012, 10:26:00

    Jeg synes det er nogle skønne billeder.
    Det er utroligt at man kan gå forbi disse små blomster uden at se dem.

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  12. TC [Girl]18 Jun 2012, 18:38:00

    I, especially, like the bokeh of the first one, Eo, and...I agree w/Karin; I never notice stuff, much, until I'm shooting. Cool! :-)

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  13. Russ19 Jun 2012, 02:02:00

    I agree with TC[G], the bokeh is sublime. I love when traffic lights are in the background; especially when it's raining.

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  14. artmanro19 Jun 2012, 13:27:00

    Beloved friend Eulake,thanks so much for your pictures.The blue bicycle image it's more than magic,all the colors,the lights are like in a fairy tale.=D Life is a daily Miracle.Universal Love is an Eternal One.=D

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  15. Eolake Stobblehouse19 Jun 2012, 19:23:00

    Thanks, guys.

    Yes, nice bokeh, background blur, is what one misses with pocket cameras. And even on M4/3, if one wants it, one should get a fast prime, because with the slower zooms one doesn't get much, and if it's there, it's usually not all that soft.

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  16. GregO7319 Jun 2012, 20:22:00

    The bicycle sign: Dusk is my favorite time of the day. Lights are just coming on presaging an evening of enjoyment of people, place, food, music, fun. You can sense the action that is about to start.

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  17. Alex19 Jun 2012, 21:28:00

    The first photo I got confused, the streetlight in the background looked like a reflection in a window in the foreground.

    The circles are "too perfect".

    I'm now inspired to go out and shoot better ;-)

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  18. Anonymous20 Jun 2012, 13:58:00

    You've certainly gathered a nice group of mindless sycophants, Eolake! This seems to happen in all blogs, sadly.

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  19. Anonymous24 Jun 2012, 13:07:00

    You looken sharpen todayen, mein Herr.

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