Today is Saturday, June 27, 2009. Today’s theme for the 2009 Challenge is BOKEH.
Bokeh is the pleasant out of focus effect caused by shooting with a wide aperture. As your aperture increases, the depth of field decreases. If you open the lens wide and focus on something in the foreground, the background will be out of focus in a distinct pattern. Depending on the way the lens is made, lights may appear as fuzzy globes or fuzzy pentagons. You can even shape the bokeh by placing a cut out shape directly in front of the lens.
Today’s challenge may give you the chance to learn something new about your camera, or to experiment with shooting with a large aperture. Let’s see what you can do with what you’ve got!
Once you’re ready to submit your work to Flickr, you’ve got to do two important things. First, make sure you tag your photos correctly; “2009challenge″ and “2009challenge178“. Also, if you haven’t already, join the PhotoChallenge group on Flickr. Then, submit each day’s photo to the group’s pool.
To see all of the shots for today’s challenge, click here:
https://www.flickr.com/search/?ss=2&w=all&q=2009Challenge178&m=tags