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Neglected group now used for testing
This group intends to showcase some of the very best bokeh pictures to be found on ipernity.

Here the rules will be very clear, and enforced. They are simple, and can be described as follows :

1. Bokeh is just another word for blur. But blurry areas in a photograph can be coarse and "rugged", or they can be smooth, velvety, silky, whatever you choose to call it. You get the gist. This is the only kind of bokeh that will be admitted here.

2. In order to be… (see more) Neglected group now used for testing
This group intends to showcase some of the very best bokeh pictures to be found on ipernity.

Here the rules will be very clear, and enforced. They are simple, and can be described as follows :

1. Bokeh is just another word for blur. But blurry areas in a photograph can be coarse and "rugged", or they can be smooth, velvety, silky, whatever you choose to call it. You get the gist. This is the only kind of bokeh that will be admitted here.

2. In order to be fully appreciated, quality bokeh needs to be set off against in-focus elements. In other words, photographs that will be completely, or almost totally, out of focus, will not be accepted here, regardless of whether they include the direct light sources that many people have come to refer to as "bokeh shapes". So, remember : photographs need to, and shall, contain elements in sharp focus to be admitted to the pool.

3. The use of a shallow dept of field, and hence the obtainment of velvety bokeh, needs to be deliberate. Therefore, photos that exhibit minimal amount of bokeh in slightly out-of-focus areas, will be rejected from the pool.

4. No photos with just the sky posing as bokeh, please ! And remember that backgrounds consisting of slightly blurry, uniform color painted walls, cannot pass as velvety bokeh !.

5. It is strongly advisable that photos posted to this group be viewable in "Large" size and at least 700 pixels in their largest dimension. This is not an absolute requirement, but if there is a doubt as to whether a given photo meets the group's criteria, and if that cannot be positively assessed because the photo is too small and cannot be viewed in a larger size, then it will be deleted from the pool.

6. The level of quality that is expected justifies, I believe, the "one-photo-per-day" rule. I however reserve the right to set up a previous review system of all submissions, if necessary.

Thanks to you all, and let's start building the best bokeh group ipernity has ever seen ! We're not looking to increase membership per se, we won't award glittery GIFs, nor make comments mandatory ; we're just on our way to creating something we will hopefully be proud of, collectively !

This is a public group by invitation only
Contributions: 2 per day
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Group web address:
www.elitist_bokeh.group.ipernity.com

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Rob Stamp

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