January 24, 2011 • 6:32 pm 0
Belated Happy New Years!
By now, your holiday food would have settled, streamers pulled out of the hair and lugging yourself back to the world of 9 to 5.
Lot’s of drinking had, and lots of blurry nights. But have you ever seen blurry party lights like in these vids? Check em out!
x P
Filed under: Night Bokeh, Video, bokeh, bokehlicious, video, youtube
December 15, 2010 • 4:00 pm 0
Last night I was fortunate enough to be given free tickets to the U2 concert. While I couldn’t say that I actually listen to their music, they played all the hits to ensure that every fan and concert goer had a great time.
Turning the lights off at the 360 U2 Tour
The music was stops, but i couldn’t help thinking about photography the whole time. I found Bono to be incredibly photogenic, every action made was an image to be captured, inspiring awe with each movement. He worked his video cameras well, always found his light and remained animated from beginning to end. No wonder everyone in the audience had their cameras out the entire concert.
At one point of the concert, the 360 stadium turned all it’s lights off and Bono asked everyone to whip their mobiles out and to wave them about. I shot the image above with an iPhone 3G, hence the low quality, but you get the picture. The result, creating the milky way!
The video visuals on top of the stage then transformed to show bokeh lights! Again, shot with an iPhone 3G, but I was pretty stoked to witness some bokeh at a major concert:
Video visuals at the U2 360 concert, ANZ Stadium, Sydney. Snapped on an iPhone 3G - December 14, 2010
A pre-made visual of bokeh lights appeared on the circular screens, one of the features of the stage. The bokeh light visuals were used to frame Bono as he performed on stage, creating a magical concert atmosphere. It was a spectacular view from the stands watching the moshpit people waving their lights about.
Happy Snapping,
P
Filed under: Night Bokeh, Personal, 2010, 360 stadium, 360 tour, bokeh, concert, December 14, iPhone 3G, milky way, photography, Sydney, u2
December 4, 2010 • 8:19 am 1
If you thought bokeh photography was amazing, you will probably be blown away as much as me after watching Pahnl‘s, “Nowhere Near Here” video.
Follow the adventures of this curious canine throughout the city streets of Oxford; chasing cats, being chased by cats, he’s finding his place in a dog eat dog world (had to be said).
Using over 200 stencils and 300 hours in the making (long exposures!), the result speaks for itself. The sharp detailing of the stencils work well to create intricate movements and add a real sense of character to the animation – watching this little rover waiting for his turn at the lights, having some doggy relief by a well sought out light pole, running through the concrete jungle of Oxford and having a howl to temporarily mark his night.
Set to Röyksopp’s, “What Else Is There?“, the cinematic brilliance created by Pahnl has made me feel a part of this little terriers life. The focus on the terrier and use of Bokeh to blur out the bustling night around him allows for you to be taken on the journey.
The complete set of stills from the shoot can be purchased too 🙂
Camera Used: Nikon D90
Lenses: Nikkor 35mm, 18-55 and 50-200mm.
Feeling inspired?
P
Filed under: Night Bokeh, Video, bokeh, bokehlicious, dog, light painting, long exposure, night photography, photography, stencil, video, vimeo
November 4, 2010 • 9:40 pm 1
From pool tables to insects, the limits of bokeh are endless. One of delightful uses of the style can be best seen in portraits/self-portraits.
Bokeh portraits pull the focus onto the subject, while also filling in the negative space with a visual feast of colour and light. Check out these great examples of bokeh photographers that have the style down pat.
Some Kid and Mr. Bokeh by anton khoff using an Attribution 2.0 Generic Licence
A thought for a reason! by green umbrella using an Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic Licence
Self-Portrait with Bokeh by evocateur using an Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic Licence
Bokeh Breakfeast by DaveNeukirch using an Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic Licence
What to my wondering eyes should appear … by James Jordan using an Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic Licence
bokeh!! by suez92 using an Attribution 2.0 Generic Licence
Day Two Hundred Forty Two by Dustin Diaz using an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic Licence
Happy Bubble Bokeh! by reid.gilman using an Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic Licence
So Long, Lonesome. 025/365 by Lambholic ▲ using an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic Licence
DSC_0793 by DeadGoat using an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic Licence
Happy Snapping!
P
Filed under: Portraits, bokeh, bokehlicious, examples, inspiration, photography, portrait, self-portraits
November 2, 2010 • 7:14 pm 4
This following video is by youTube user crevine, a video experiment using a Nikon d5000. Makes me want to hurry up and get my act together to purchase a digital SLR with video capabilities! Check it out:
Happy Snapping,
P
Filed under: Equipment, Night Bokeh, Video, bokeh, bokehlicious, boredom and bokeh, crevine, nikon d5000, video, youtube
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