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Seeing Double
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04-NOV-2006 jnconradie

3rd Place
Seeing Double
by jnconradie

Centurion, South Africa

Does this count as bokeh?


A sheet of black paper as background;
small holes in the paper lit with a strong rear light source;
plastic foil to give different colours to the pin-sized light points;
a secondary light source on the necklace.


A picture of the setup is at http://www.pbase.com/jnconradie/image/69728688


I have some more ideas in this direction,
but I first wanted to know whether this is "on topic"?

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
10s f/3.2 at 60.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time04-Nov-2006 21:37:44
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length60 mm
Exposure Time10.00 sec
Aperturef/3.2
ISO Equivalent100
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Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (1)
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jnconradie14-Nov-2006 04:42
Thanks, Michael. Always appreciated. Regards ~jnconradie
Guest 13-Nov-2006 22:43
Great colors and enjoyed seeing the creative set-up. -Michael
jnconradie13-Nov-2006 07:15
Thanks, kt! :-) Regards ~jnconradie
Canon DSLR Challenge13-Nov-2006 04:53
Super job and thanks for revealing your well thought out and executed setup! ~kt
jnconradie10-Nov-2006 07:32
Thanks, Sharon. :-) Regards ~jnconradie
elips10-Nov-2006 07:07
Wonderful, Nico, and perfectly on topic! This is so creative, I am very impressed. Not only does it fulfill the challenge topic but it is a lovely image as well. Very well done! ~Sharon
jnconradie10-Nov-2006 06:22
Thansk, Najinsky, Jason and Cat, for the very generous compliments. Thanks for taking the time out to comment. Regards ~jnconradie
Canon DSLR Challenge10-Nov-2006 01:50
Great shot Nico. The lighting on the real necklace is really exquisite and the bokeh complement is highly creative. - Najinsky
Guest 10-Nov-2006 00:35
Brilliant in every sense of the word. It's one of those photos that I immediately wish I'd thought of.
Canon DSLR Challenge08-Nov-2006 03:50
Very imaginative and very well executed! -Cat
jnconradie07-Nov-2006 18:57
Thanks, Vikas, Michael, Dorys and Brent, for the complimentary remarks. Much appreciated.

Dorys... no problem at all. :-)

Michael, your observation is perfectly correct and the suggestion also. There is SO much more one could do here, time permitting. One aspect is indeed to have the spacing of the "bokeh" necklace more similar to that of the real necklace and then also to try replicating the colours better. If I have more colours of the foils, I would certainly have loved to try creating a near perfect copy in the background. But... we leave that for a next occasion...!

Regards ~jnconradie
Canon DSLR Challenge07-Nov-2006 00:01
Very nice! Kind of a head scratcher when you look at the patterns in the necklace and try and pick them out in the background- I was totally baffeled until I read your description. Works for me :-)
~Brent
Guest 06-Nov-2006 23:32
Ok, after reading all the comments I can see where this is perfectly on topic. The cleverness of the image was never in question. Sorry for thinking of this as "cheating the bokeh," Nico. :-)
Canon DSLR Challenge06-Nov-2006 14:53
Very nice shot, Nico. Image-inative is the best 'word' I can think of. Good job, as usual. One thing that does come to my mind is that the string of faceted 'jewels' could have been left off, making the two (bokeh & subject) more representative of one another. Just a thought ":^), not at all necessary. -mikey
Vikas Malhotra06-Nov-2006 07:11
Fabulous shot Nico and perfectly on topic I must say. Gorgeous....

Vikas
jnconradie06-Nov-2006 05:59
Thanks, everyone, for the nice feedback. Much appreciated. Regards ~jnconradie
Canon DSLR Challenge06-Nov-2006 03:39
What a great idea Nico and so well executed! Lovely shot and lovely bokeh. CJ
Canon DSLR Challenge05-Nov-2006 13:07
To me this shot is the essence of bokeh. A very big part of the photo is the OOF background blur. And by going out of your way to create by using the background blur, you've taken it to the next level. You are using the characteristics of your lens as a tool in the creation of the shot. Most of the time the background blur and its characteristics are just a matter of chance. In this case, you thought about what you wanted to achieve and used the bokeh of the lens to create the effect. Excellent, and I don't see how this could possibly be more on-topic. Jim H.

PS, don't you just love the bokeh of that non-L lens you're using?
ctfchallenge05-Nov-2006 02:09
cool idea.
theFly
Canon DSLR Challenge05-Nov-2006 01:43
A beautiful shot in every way. Right on topic to my way of thinking. - CameraShy09
Canon DSLR Challenge05-Nov-2006 00:06
Absolute perfection Nico, this is gorgeous. And I think it's perfect for the topic as well. My feeble brain was sort of trying to think up something vaguely along these lines, but I never would have thought of something this clever, or come up with something as nice as this. (I wouldn't even know how to...) Well done! --Melanie
Guest 04-Nov-2006 23:31
hmmm... on topic? Seems like cheating the bokeh to me. LOL But the effect is stunning.
Canon DSLR Challenge04-Nov-2006 23:03
Beautiful. Very nicely done.
Alastair
Emad Omar04-Nov-2006 21:03
nice shot very colourful you got my vote