Brown egrets? bokeh?

[ginger_55]

Taken Sat.

http://gingerSnap.smugmug.com/photos/15495414-L.jpg


I lightened the sky, probably the whole photograph. Isn't the line around the birds at the top called bokeh? Will the better lens correct it?

Are these egrets? I thought they might be herons, til I noticed the white in the front. This is cropped to about 1/4 the full frame.

ginger

[ehughes]

Decent article on Bokeh here

http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/bokeh.htm

and here

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/bokeh.shtml

[GREAPER]

Taken Sat.



I lightened the sky, probably the whole photograph. Isn't the line around the birds at the top called bokeh? Will the better lens correct it?

Are these egrets? I thought they might be herons, til I noticed the white in the front. This is cropped to about 1/4 the full frame.

ginger

I dont see what problem you are asking about ginger. I zoomed in tight to the birds but dont see a line around them...

[Andy]

ginger,

bokeh is often debated. it's highly subjective, but noond disagrees that it is the quality of the oof areas in a photograph. what you are showing is not bokeh.

here's some examples:

notice the christmas lights... they are about 100yds away and are about 1" lights
http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/12149081-M.jpg

notice how the leaves just disappear into a melange of color

http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/12289109-M.jpg

i really like this one.. very creamy smooth background.

http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/12290281-M.jpg

[Harryb]

Taken Sat.




I lightened the sky, probably the whole photograph. Isn't the line around the birds at the top called bokeh? Will the better lens correct it?

Are these egrets? I thought they might be herons, til I noticed the white in the front. This is cropped to about 1/4 the full frame.

ginger
Hey Ginger,

Yes, they are Great Egrets and a very nice flight shot too. :clap

Harry

[Steve Cavigliano]

Nice Ginger :clap :clap


I agree with Harry (what a surprise, huh?....lol). Those are Great Egrets. The wings look to be yellow from backlighting (and maybe a touch warm on the WB).

Others have chimed in about bokeh so, thankfully, I won't have to confuse you further with my explanation :rofl

Hey, yer gettin really good at these shots :thumb


Thanks for sharing,
Steve

[ginger_55]

Thank you all for all the kind words, explanations and help at understanding this strange word.

I am behind in just about all posts, but this one was very helpful.

Thanks,
ginger