Bokeh fun!

What is bokeh?
That lovely blurry light on the background when your camera aperture is set way open :)

I've wanted to try this little bokeh trick for some time.
I turned my Christmas lights into stars!

The fairylights on my chandelier...

..hmmm.. or maybe hearts?

*grin*

It doesn't have to be lights.. you can do this with anything that reflects light.

What is this then?

A garland on my tree :)

This is such a cool effect...

I think I'll be playing some tomorrow!

The pics were taken with my 50mm 1.8 lens.

And yes, my aperture was at 1.8.

There are a couple good online tutorials for this, with simple directions on how to make your own bokeh filter. Check them out here and here.

Now go have fun.

I was giddy from giggles as I was taking these!