Jody Dole photo of grass with lots of bokeh Jody Dole
Bokeh is easily seen in the foreground and background. D3X, 200mm lens, 1/3200 second, f/2.8, -1.0 EV.
Paul Van Allen photo of water drops on red green leaf Paul Van Allen
D3000, 60mm lens, 1/13 second, f/10. Although wider apertures are better, you can still get bokeh with smaller f/stops.
Paul Van Allen photo of flower of paradise Paul Van Allen
Nikon 1 J1, 110mm lens, 1/125 second, f/5.6.
Lindsay Silverman photo of red leaf with out of focus background Lindsay Silverman
D300, 60mm lens, ISO 200, 1/90 second, f/8, +1.0 EV. Although wider apertures are better, you can still get bokeh with smaller f/stops.
Paul Van Allen photo of water drops on green leaves Paul Van Allen
D3000, 55mm lens, 1/60 second, f/8. Although wider apertures are better, you can still get bokeh with smaller f/stops, as seen in this image.
Paul Van Allen photo of backlit tulip leaning on a sidewalk Paul Van Allen
COOLPIX P5000, 18.6mm, 1/957.8 second, f/4.3.
Jody Dole photo of ocean, sepia toned, shallow focus Jody Dole
Another example of the effects of a Tilt Shift lens. D3, PC-E Micro NIKKOR 85mm f/2.8D lens, 1/6400 second, f/2.8.
Paul Van Allen photo of tortilla chips in basket Paul Van Allen
COOLPIX P300 at the wide-angle setting of 4.3mm, 1/20 second, f/1.8.
Jody Dole photo of US flags planted in grassy field Jody Dole
Using a PC-E or Tilt Shift lens, the photographer chose which area of the frame he wanted in focus. D3, PC-E Micro NIKKOR 85mm f/2.8D lens at f/3, 1/200 second.
Jody Dole photo of out of focus holiday lights Jody Dole
Holiday lights make a great subject for images with bokeh. Here the photographer chose to have all of the lights out of focus. D3S, 85mm lens, 1/80 second, f/1.4, -0.7 EV.