Introduction to Bokeh

During my architecture-turned-nature shoot on New Years' Eve, I got this nice macro of a little cluster of red berries hanging from a tree. Obviously you can see that in post-processing, I partially desaturated it.



click to enlarge, or see it on Flickr
Aperture: f/2.6
Shutter Speed: 1/80
ISO: 80
Handheld


But what I noticed a little later was that the background has some absolutely awesome bokeh. Bokeh, for anyone who doesn't know, is pinpoints of light that are out of focus. They become these nice orbs. Bokeh textures are often added to other photos.

I read in this post on Nasyarobby's photoblog that it's possible to shape your bokeh. I'll definitely be experiementing with this technique.

In the meantime, feel free to share any great bokeh pictures in the comments. That would be photos that have bokeh occurring in them, or photos that you used a bokeh texture on.