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Challenge: Foreground Bokeh III (Minimal Editing I*)
Collection: Flowers and Bugs
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR
Location: Alexandria, VA
Date: Feb 22, 2014
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/320
Date Uploaded: Feb 22, 2014

 Why must my brain keep translating blurry = background? I know that big twig was in the foreground. Just can't seem to get the right angle to make it look that way. Maybe I need an even shallower DOF.

Anyway, not an original sort of image, but it's pretty.

PP - resize, auto-sharpen.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/04/2014 07:09:55 AM
Too much background bokeh as oposed to foreground
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z6II
Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S
 03/02/2014 10:32:40 AM
Great bokeh, both foreground and background
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D5100
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 02/27/2014 11:35:15 AM
colors are poetic simple subject made beautiful in your presentation
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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