I found this plant shooting up form the ground and it looked like it was holding on to something with its arms. It was taken with a Canon 180mm L macro lens on a tripod and is one of my first shots with this lens.
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In general, challenge criteria notwithstanding, this is an awesome shot. you have captured the detail in an amazing way, and it is neat to just sit and look at the picture. Compositionally, it works well. It fills the frame and has a strong diagonal. Part of me wants to see it mirrored horizontally, though, so that the eye goes from the bottom left to the upper right, which seems a bit more natural (in Western culture anyway), than upper left going down. I also think, outside of this challenge (more on that later), a different color background that would compliment the green and really make it *pop* would be interesting.
For this challenge, my understanding was that bokeh was a technique/end result of a background (or foreground) that was more than just out of focus. For this challenge, you background says "shallow dof" to me more than "bokeh." Perhaps if the colors in the background were a touch more defined so that the light was visible. On my computer at home, I can see some greenery across the top, but on my monitor at work, it is almost completely invisible. Of course, that is my opinion, and your mileage may vary.
excellent entry, all the way around. lovely colors, detail, composition, and great bokeh. i just hope the voters don't kill you for not providing a more \"technical\" bokeh. good luck!
nice close-up, but I dont see any bokeh at all! I think people are looking for shapes and colors int he out-of-focus background that enhance your subject. Nice shot and creative and fitting title.
The short definition of Bokeh from KenRockwell.com: "Bokeh describes the rendition of out-of-focus points of light." Is the subject enhanced by the bokeh of the background? Yes. The bokeh here is smooth and subtly varied, makes for a very calm and attractive image. Nicely done.
A delicious, muted, subtle image where the interplay between background and subject is palpable but underplayed. IN my book, a very nice piece of work. May not be artefactual enough to satisfy most voters.
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