Through my looking glass » bokeh

Spotty berries

toves — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:28:33 +0000

Guess I’ve figured out what the new Lensbaby’s soft focus aperture discs do. Weird spotty bokeh!

Basically, I dropped a small round piece of cardboard with lots of little holes in it behind the lens.
For a more complete explanation, check out this review.

Tagged: berries, bokeh, composer, cornell plantations, double glass, ithaca, lensbaby, ny, photography, soft focus aperture disc, winter

Blown away

toves — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:52:41 +0000

Tagged: 50mm 1.8, bokeh, film, fluff, kodak gold 100, macro, new york, om1, onondaga park, photography, syracuse, weed

Springing into life

toves — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:07:08 +0000

Spring has finally sprung! Well, sort of. There are a few buds and blossoms scattered about the area, and Jenn and I went on a hunt around Cornell Plantations last week to find some.

Tagged: 50mm 1.8, bokeh, cornell plantations, flora, flowers, ithaca, new york, spring

Bokehlicious

toves — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:53:30 +0000

Mmmm… Purple and green, one of my favorite color combos. And bokeh, one of my favorite photo phenomena.

Tagged: bokeh, bottle, corning. museum of glass, display, green, new york, photography, purple

Pop

toves — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:18:15 +0000

Why I love film so much better than digital, part XXII…
Taken on my trusty (WONDERFUL) OM1, with Fuji Reala film.

Tagged: 50/1.8, bokeh, film, flora, fuji reala 100, ithaca, new york, om1, photography, sapsucker woods, winter

Softness

toves — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:54:40 +0000

Back to the bokeh…

Tagged: 50mm 1.8, autumn, bokeh, cornell plantations, ithaca, leaves, nature, new york, photography

Solitaire

toves — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:59:35 +0000

Tagged: 50mm 1.8, bokeh, brown, cornell plantations, flower, ithaca, nature, new york, one, photography

Tailing

toves — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:07:53 +0000

Taking my underused 50mm 1.8 for a bokeh expedition around a very frigid Cornell Plantations.

Tagged: 50mm 1.8, bokeh, cat tail, cornell plantations, ithaca, nature, new york, photography

dandy

toves — Thu, 29 May 2008 09:02:57 +0000

Summer, I’m ready. Bring it on.