Submitter's name:	Ranjan Ghosal
Title:	Bass Harbor Lighthouse "bouquet"
Gear used:	OM-1N, Zuiko 50 mm f/1.8 MC
Film used:	Fuji Reala 100
Technical information:	Taken on a cloudy day, handheld, down on my knees to get the right perspective. Scanned from a 4x6 print on a Microtek Scanmaker X6.
Subject information:	Wildflower at the foot of Bass Harbor Lighthouse, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. The lighthouse itself is visible in the background. It's possible to climb down all the way to the rocks at the bottom of the lighthouse.
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Comment left by: Tim Hughes (Hi100@aol.com)

Looking at this picture I wondered how much of the "Bokeh" was from lens flare in the back lighted lighthouse. It gives an interesting watercolor wash effect. Did it really look like the final print when viewed through the viewfinder? Does Bokeh also relate to how flare prone the lens is? Does a "good bokeh" lens have low or high flare or does it depend on what you are photographing?

Comment left by: siddiq (siddim01@student.ucr.edu)

Tim, this image has lensflare? my understanding was flare=loss of contrast, perhaps specular hilites from reflections off dust on elements, etc. on my monitor, it's sharp and contrasty...i think the lighthouse/building are whited since exposure was for foreground. correct me if i'm wrong, anyone.

Comment left by: Tim Hughes (Hi100@aol.com)

Siddiq, if you look at the greenery in the intermediate distance compare the piece that is flying almost seperately in the air to the top right with the piece against the lighthouse. The piece against the lighthouse is much darker particularly where it overlaps the lighthouse although the lighting falling on the front of them must have been the same. My assumtion was that flare cut contrast on the top half of the picture against the sky, where the backlighting was the brightest. Silhouettes of people against windows or other light sources often seem to have much lower contrast at the top than at the shoulders where more light is blocked. I guess flare can be localised eg.an extreme case diaphragm images from the sun in zooms, versus general light scattering from the internal lens baffling which is more diffuse and cuts overall contrast. Whether you agree or not as to flare in this picture, I was also speculating that lens contrast may affect the subjective quality of Bokeh. Maybe a low contrast lens can mitigate what would otherwise be harsh bokeh for example...

Comment left by: Jay Maynard (jmaynard@conmicro.cx)

The pieces of grass to the left and upper left make the picture look like it was soiled somehow (a kid with a crayon?). Not sure what I'd do about them, perhaps brush those bits aside. The lighthouse in the background is interesting, though.

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