A Bisque Bather

Saturday Self-Challenge: Bokeh in the Foreground

The biggest challenge for me this week was finding the right subject to shoot that would be interesting enough and would lend well to the topic. After trying a few different subjects I settled for my collection of small antique bisque dolls. The little bather had such personality that she became my focus. I really like how the bokeh in the foreground gives the illusion of depth. In the note is a photo I took of my garden hostas for the challenge. Thanks to a wet summer, this is the best they ever bloomed!

Have a great weekend, everybody, and Happy Labor Day holiday to all my American friends (Summer's last hurrah)!

Yolanda, Tere79 Sa, .t.a.o.n., micritter and 39 other people have particularly liked this photo

49 comments - The latest ones

Sami Serola (inactiv… ^club

I love it! ***** =)

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… ^club

Thanks so much, Sami! :-))

6 years ago.

Ulrich John ^club

Great idea, fine work, Val !

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Ulrich John ^club

Thank you so much, Ulrich! :-))

6 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club

Nice way to stand out in a crowd, well done Val

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Gillian Everett ^club

Thanks so much, Gillian! :-))

6 years ago.

ROL/Photo ^club

Superbe... tu ressembles à cette petite fille..LOL..!
Ave a nice W/end Valerie

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to ROL/Photo ^club

Merci beaucoup, Roland ! J'aimerais être aussi mignonne que cette petite fille, lol ! Bon week-end :-))

6 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club

Awww.... she is stealing my heart.

This is so adorable, Val.

6 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has added

And the PIP is very pretty. You had no problem with this challenge!

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Karen's Place ^club

Aww, thanks so much, Karen! She stole my heart a long time ago. :-))

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Karen's Place ^club

Thank you again, Karen! I only wish that I had more time to travel and locate more interesting places.

6 years ago.

Balatre

Une profondeur de champ digne d'un objectif macro !

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Balatre

Merci beaucoup, Alain! :-))

6 years ago.

neira-Dan ^club

belle réalisation , avec un sujet charmant; j'adore le PIP

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to neira-Dan ^club

Merci beaucoup, Dan! :-))

6 years ago.

Marie-claire Gallet

WOW, a lovely subject, Val !! Love it !!! Perfect for the theme ! Happy Saturday !!!

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Marie-claire Gallet

Thank you so very much, Marie-claire! Have a wonderful weekend! :-))

6 years ago.

Heide ^club

The doll is simply magical and you have put it wonderfully in scene.
A very nice enrichment for our topic.

6 years ago. Edited 6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Heide ^club

Wow, thank you so much, Heide, most appreciated! :-))

6 years ago.

William Sutherland ^club

Wonderful composition! Excellent PIP!

Admired in:
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6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to William Sutherland ^club

Thank you so much, William! :-))

6 years ago.

Gudrun ^club

She's a sweetie:-) You created a lovely photo with perfect DoF for the challenge!

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Gudrun ^club

Thank you so very much, Gudrun, I really enjoyed this challenge very much! :-))

6 years ago.

Annaig56 ^club

bien vu,, très joyeuse création enfantine comme j'aime

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Annaig56 ^club

Merci beaucoup. annaig! :-))

6 years ago.

Xata ^club

Dreams of childhood... and the bather is looking at you as he wished to tell something! Perfectly achieved.

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Xata ^club

Wow, thanks so much, Isabel! :-))

6 years ago.

╰☆☆June☆☆╮ ^club

Ahhh that's a great choice Val, well done.

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to ╰☆☆June☆☆╮ ^club

Thank you very much, June! :-))

6 years ago.

Roger Bennion ^club

A very well chosen subject and perfectly achieved bokeh for the challenge. Have a lovely weekend, Val.

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Roger Bennion ^club

Thank you so much, Roger, I wish you also a pleasant weekend! :-))

6 years ago.

Mario Vargas ^club

well done

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Mario Vargas ^club

Thank you very much, Mario! :-)

6 years ago.

Wierd Folkersma ^club

lost in the crowd, great!

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Wierd Folkersma ^club

Thank you so much, Wierd! :-))

6 years ago.

Amelia ^club

The doll reminds me of drawings by Lucy Atwell. She certainly stands out in a crowd.

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Amelia ^club

Thanks so much, Amelia; yes she does look reminiscent of Atwell's work! :-))

6 years ago.

Chrissy ^club

sehr schön dargestellt!

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Chrissy ^club

Vielen danke, Chrissy!

6 years ago.

Jenny McIntyre ^club

Oh I love the in-picture of the white flowers.

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to Jenny McIntyre ^club

Thanks so very much, Jenny! You would not believe how large my hostas are right now! They have surely benefited from the wet August we had!

6 years ago.

raingirl ^club

Great choice for the focus - and i love that the doll she's looking at also has her eyes averted.

6 years ago.

Valfal ^club has replied to raingirl ^club

Thank you so much, Laura, most appreciated!

6 years ago.

Jan

Fabulous choice Val. Amazing how the foreground bokeh can work. Impressive

6 years ago.

Ruebenkraut ^club

very good work!

6 years ago.

Peter_Private_Box ^club

Hi Val

Excellently thought out and photographed as ever!

Best Wishes, and a good weekend.

Peter

6 years ago.

Bruce Dean (Puchinpa… ^club

Alone in a crowd. Well done.

6 years ago.

Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿

Really LOVE this photograph, Valerie ! *********

6 years ago.

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