I really like the water flowing through the rocks. I feel as if I'm more than just a viewer of the photograph. It's as if I'm part of the image. I find the sun coming through the trees a bit distracting though. All in all, a nice photograph.

Very nice take on a common motif Tobias!! My only critique would be that the tonal range is a little bit flat. Maybe a little more work in curves?

Also I would like to see the shot wider to get more a sense of the creek snakeing through the frame.

i think the only thing i would critique..is the sun coming through the trees.
but other than that...
the composition is perfect..and its an overall beautiful shot!

Great shot! So beautiful! I love it!

Taken today in Joshua Tree NP, California. 2 nights ago there was a "once in a generation" snowfall. Local say it's been over 30 years since this much snow fell.

Beautiful. I really like the texture of the snow in the foreground,

OMG! A few months back I had a sunstroke in this area! I didn't expect this was possible! I hardly can't keep my eyes off of it, very beautiful indeed.

Thank you Tamara, really special time here in Southern California lately. Even up on the mountains behind my house LOT'S of snow!!

Beautiful soft tones - nice coloration. Did you crop the left side? I wish the little curly part of the flower hadn't been cut off

Bradford is right about the composition, it is badly off balance You really need some "breathing room" on the left. And maybe a little dodging and burning to pull out the middle of the flower a little better. This is oh so close to being REALLY good!! I love the DoF overall and the detail and texture in the upper right corner.

thank you for comments...
helps out ALOT..and i see the problems...

except i dont really understand the terms..."dodging and burning"

Can be done either in a darkroom or in software like Photoshop:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodging_and_burning

hmm.
ill def have to learn how to do that....
lol

Yes, very nice image Jonathan. I love the "soft" tonal range, perfect for the subject.Did you add a little glow, I think maybe yes, but very tastefully done.

Hey mooch, you been real quiet lately??? Busy reading 1x forums I guess... BTW, this image fits this Topic perfectly!! As does Will's:
www.vazaar.com/topic:bokeh/photos/id:33698/
and
www.vazaar.com/topic:bokeh/photos/id:24883/
and
www.vazaar.com/topic:bokeh/photos/id:33691/
just to beat a dead horse...

Sorry to hijack your image Jonathan...

The only adjustments on this, actually, are a bit of desaturation and some curves to pop out the whites.

Bravo!!

An absolutely amazing photo!!! One of my new favorites!

this is amazing!
the tones are wonderful...
adn the photo itself is soo soft..
you can almost reach out and touch the flower and feel the textures...
great shot!

Dresden 1990

If you are quoting this:

"An extremely shallow depth of field, a common effect of macro lenses, emphasizes bokeh"

I feel vindicated. Shallow DoF does emphasize bokeh but shallow DoF is not bokeh.

I'm referring to the article specifically concerned with bokeh to be found on wiki:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokeh

All images on that page show bokeh. With one exception; the example without bokeh.

The thread you have initiated should help to clarify.

This is starting to get ridiculous, the image of the page of text most definitely has bokeh. The caption would make no sense at all if it didn't. If the image has no bokeh, how can the image's bokeh be emphasized???

I have never suggested that shallow dof is the same as bokeh. Bokeh, pleasing or ugly, is, however, one result of shallow dof. And my contention is that it is ALWAYS a result of it, regardless of the background. If the background has points of light or other hight contrast areas, then there will be circle shapes in the bokeh. If the background is simple and low contrast like the one above, then there will not be any circles in the bokeh. There are thousands of examples of images on the internet with beautiful bokeh, but no circle or hexagon shapes in it.

This page is a good representation of what I am saying:
www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/662530/2

If you scroll down this page of images, every single image has bokeh, some have circle shapes in the bokeh, some do not. The presence or absence of circle shapes is totally dependent on the content of the background of each shot. But, surely you cannot point to any one image on that page and say it does not have bokeh, can you?

I don't know nothing about nothing. but the person that wrote the description of this topic was asking for:
About "Bokeh"
Created by Syam
Superb blur backgrounds with small depth of field.

:)

Beautiful image, lovely bokeh! :)

Wow. I didnt know that this topic could get subjective. Anyway lets just have fun and creativity with photography!

Hey mooch, does this one work for you???

Very pretty image, great fit for the Topic!!

I really like this shot. Perfect bokeh Kevin. I love the glow of those little baubles!

Bokeh ?

I thought it was out of focus. :)

Thanks for the comments.

cool :)

Splendid!

eyes and expression make this excellent!

Mooch, thx for the fave! Amy, thx for the feedback - much appreciated.

Best,
Jon

Can't really add much to what has been said. This is lovely!!

Thx, Clyde. Hard to go wrong with such a beautiful subject!

Cheers,
Jon

I can almost sense what she's thinking just by looking at her. Excellent portrait.

Do you shoot raw? You might want to do so.

I agree with warreagle

I think cropping the top would really emphasize the your sunset

but its really nice!
great shot!

3 cm at the top, 1 cm at the bottom. Crop thus and its a gem.

The image can do with some colour balancing as i see a red cast, cropping to bring out the points of interest an finally some sharpening!

This image has a bit of a "wow" factor. The only things I would do to it is a bit of noise reduction and sharpening. Other than that, the dark blue sky at the top gives it a real sense of low light, and the black shadows at the bottom really help that along too.
Maybe a bit smaller so the window rolls better, but I really like it.