Animal photography is a natural for bokeh since you can't get within 3 metres to start with. I liked this one, the raven seems deep in thought.
But I had fail after fail, as the bird was blurred or the background was not. But then, I was also looking all around with my telephoto already at max, and I got a couple of shots like this one because of it. The day was a win.
2020 June 1: The Gosling Parade
2020 May 30: Chiaroscuro Clowning
2020 May 29: Coal Harbour Gardens
2020 May 27: The Gosling Day Care
2020 May 26: Water Lilies! The Hillsborough
2020 May 25: First Rose, and Night Shots
2020 May 24: Boxers and Chipmunks
2020 May 22: Chilco and Fraggles
2020 May 20: Decorating the Ugly
2020 May 19: Duckling Wars, Duckling Navy
2020 May 18: Dora's Page Anniversary! Runners-Up
2020 May 17: Dora's Page Anniversary! Best of: M-Z
2020 May 16: Cinnamon Buns! And Felix Burrowing.
2020 May 15: Dora's Page Anniversary! Best of: A-M
2020 May 14: Curious Art Installation
2020 May 12: Swamp and the City
2020 May 11: An Unappreciated Garden
2020 May 10: Mother's Day 14-pic Extravaganza
2020 May 9: MORE Cat and Catch-Up
2020 May 7: Sillyness and Masks
2020 May 6: Fauna, Including a Fawn
2020 May 5: Orange Blooms in the South Garden
2020 May 3: Exposure Experiments
2020 May 2: Stanley Park Office
2020 May 1: Peacocks and Webcams
2020 April 30: Salute to the Westin's Gardeners
2020 April 29: Candy Floss and Tulips
2020 April 28: Sunset Beach Park
2020 April 27: Half-Budded Bushes
2020 April 26: Intense Colours
2020 April 25: Beauty Right in our Own Backyard
2020 April 24: Cherries Decorate Engineering
2020 April 23: More Geese and Beairstos
2020 April 20: The Streets on a Cloudy Day
2020 April 19: Stanley Park Dining Pavilion
2020 April 18: Non-Cherry Photos For a Change
2020 April 17: Heron Visits the Rowing Club
2020 April 16: My 7-O'Clock Applause Video <<<<===== DORA! This is the Movie you missed! Click here!
2020 April 15: Sunset on the Last Cherries
2020 April 14: Cheesecake Break
2020 April 13: Streets are Alive!
2020 April 12: White for Easter Sunday
2020 April 11: Cherry Week Big Finale
2020 April 10: Cherry Week Crescendoes
2020 April 9: Cherries Keep Us Merry
2020 April 8: Cherries Along Coal Harbour
2020 April 7: A Houseplant (and cherries)
2020 April 6: Cherries and other Blooming Trees
2020 April 5: Cherry Blossom Week Begins
2020 April 4: Cherry Blossom Jubilee
2020 April 3: More Beairstos, and Felix Close-Up
2020 April 2: Beairsto Photo Tour-de-Force Continues
2020 April 1: It's Beairsto Week
2020 March 31: Guest Photos from Alan and Tracy
2020 March 30: Felix AND Cherry Blossoms
2020 March 29: Gardens in Tree Wells
2020 March 28: First Goslings!
2020 March 26: Felix Day at Last
2020 March 25: Examples of Exponential Growth
2020 March 24: Flowers Come Out as People Go In
2020 March 23: Felix Comes Out of the Closet
2020 March 22: Other First Day of Spring
2020 March 21: First Day of Spring
2020 March 19: Restaurants Still Open
2020 March 18: COVID-19 Sports Day
2020 March 17: Whole Trees Bloomed
2020 March 16: Extreme Duck Crowding; Humans Non-Crowding
2020 March 15: Lots of Life in Vancouver
2020 March 14: Two Garden Patches
2020 March 13: South Gardens Popping
2020 March 10: Buds on the Brink
2020 March 8: Swamp and the City
2020 March 7: Evergreen Wall, Lilies, and a Rainbow
2020 March 6: Another Kind of "Evergreen"
2020 March 4: Madrid Metro and Glowing Skyscraper
2020 March 3: Another look back at 2015
2020 March 2: Animals of Lost Lagoon
2020 March 1: First Cherry Blossoms of February
2020 February 29: Duxedo Closeup, Dark Sunset
2020 February 28: Butchart Gardens 2015
2020 February 27: Dora's Garden 2015
2020 February 26: Curvaceous Architecture
2020 February 25: Santander Sunset
2020 February 24: First Blooms on Our Chilco Side
2020 February 23: Blooms Begin!
2020 February 22: Tuxedo Duck; And, Fishes that Sleep With the Fishes
2020 February 21: Scrounging Animals
2020 February 19: Old Pub and Feb Flowers
2020 February 18: Beaver Swamp
2020 February 17: Lord Nelson's Ride and an Otter
2020 February 16: Santander Funicular
2020 February 15: Santan-couver
2020 February 14: Madrid View, Scrounging Birds
2020 February 12: The Santander Speaker
2019 December 7: Farewell Duckstravaganza
2019 December 6: Ducks and the Heron
2019 December 5: Hooded Mergansers
2019 December 4: Crazy Duck Lady
2019 December 3: Duck Week Begins
2019 December 2: The Seawall Graveyard
2019 December 1: Chilly Out There
2019 November 30: Sunset Around The Lagoon
2019 November 29: Birds and Yellow Trees
2019 November 28: Frozen Lagoon with Otters
2019 November 27: Eagles; Horse Patrol; First Snow; Lamp
2019 November 26: Camera Comparison
2019 November 25: New Camera Phone Dubious
2019 November 24: Little Carnival and Misty Lake
2019 November 23: Kalalau View and Fall 2016
2019 November 22: The Yellow Tunnel and Geese Take Over
2019 November 21: Lakes that Mirror
2019 November 20: An Aquarium Visit
2019 November 19: The Last Fall Colours
2019 November 18: The Brown Trees
2019 November 17: Vancouver Still Green
2019 November 16: Colourful Lighthouse and Ship
2019 November 15: Lagoon Reappears
2019 November 14: The Air Memorials
2019 November 13: The Empty Park
2019 November 12: Sid's Red Maple
2019 November 11: Patriotic Red Maples
2019 November 10: Fall with Palm Trees
2019 November 8: Even Better Mirror
2019 November 7: Lagoon Like A Mirror
2019 November 6: Cedar and Riverboat
2019 November 5: Cherry Trees Year 'Round
2019 November 4: Waterfront, Early and Late Fall
2019 November 3: The Missing Tree
2019 November 2: Ducks Everywhere
2019 November 1: Random Fall Colours
2019 October 31: Green Tunnels Open
2019 October 30: A Walk Along The Seawall
2019 October 29: A Mountain Makes an Appearance
2019 October 28: Big and Little Lion's Gates
2019 October 27: The Brownest Place in the Park
2019 October 26: Carpets of Stanley Park
2019 October 25: Lost Lagoon Viewpoint
2019 October 24: Fall in Stanley
2019 October 23: The Red World
2019 October 22: Rerun of same views, in sunlight
2019 October 21: Return to Vancouver Fall
2019 October 2: Last Blooms of Summer
2019 October 1: Tree Killers and Killer Geese
2019 Sept 30: As the Snow Fell on Calgary
2019 Sept 29: Tree, Ducks, Geese
2019 Sept 28: Broken Tree and Pat
2019 Sept 27: Water Park Done For The Year
2019 Sept 26: Construction Drags On
2019 Sept 25: Return to Rosebud
2019 Sept 24: From Spain to Oh, Canada!
2019 Sept 23: Pictures of a Pile of Sulfur
2019 Sept 22: A Boating Day and Geese Gangs
2019 Sept 21: Stumps and Strikes
2019 Sept 19: Birds and Cats, Though Not Together
2019 Sept 18: Record Stores Not Dead Yet
2019 Sept 17: Empire Landmark No Longer a Landmark
2019 Sept 16: Five Years Since We Sold The House
2019 Sept 15: Rain today, Rain in Stanton 2012
2019 Sept 14: Time-out for garbage cleanup
2019 Sept 13: Hiking Back in 2010
2019 Sept 12: Ride Sharing? How about Lawn Sharing?
2019 Sept 11: Business as Usual During Construction
2019 Sept 10: Missing Sid today
2019 Sept 09: Rain vs Sunflowers
2019 Sept 08: Rainy-Day Mushrooms (and pink birds)
2019 Sept 07: Alan Beairsto's Moonrise
2019 Sept 06: Geranium branches out; Cityscape
2019 Sept 05: Barretts and Branders Round the Seawall
2019 Sept 04: Local Construction
2019 Sept 03: Hilary and Rick On Their Way
2019 Sept 02: Rose Garden Roundup
2019 August 31: Cat Saturday Redux
2019 August 30: Some More Barrett Pictures
2019 August 29: Community Garden Banner Year
2019 August 28: Harrisons Away
2019 August 27: Harrisons Here!
2019 August 26: Neighbourhood News (water mains)
2019 August 23: A Run Through Stanley Park
2019 August 22: Back to the Garden
2019 August 21: Embarrassing the Embassy
2019 August 20: News Catch-Up: The Cut-Down Trees
2019 August 19: Geranium Full Flower
2019 August 18: Geranium and Heron II
2019 August 17: The Geranium Blooms
2019 August 16: Heron Still Here, Black Flowers
2019 August 15: Heron Up Close
2019 August 14: Water and Waterfowl
2019 August 12: Map and Marina
2019 August 11: Geranium and the Odd Boat
2019 August 10: Right In Our Own Backyard
2019 August 9: Back to Flowers
2019 August 8: Boats and Carbon
2019 August 7: Dealing with Summer
2019 August 6: Crowds and Forests
2019 August 5: Pride Parade Whales
2019 August 4: Bye-bye Barretts
2019 August 3: Once Around The Park
2019 August 2: Fireworks and Butterflies
2019 August 1: Charlie's Birthday!
2019 July 31: A Day at the Aquarium
2019 July 30: The Barretts Arrive!
2019 July 29: Random Things in Stanley Park
2019 July 28: Fireworks Last Night
2019 July 27: Monitoring Progress
2019 July 26: Being glad it's not winter
2019 July 25: We Return to Vancouver; Street is Torn Up
2019 July 2: Cat Pictures as we Drive to Calgary
2019 July 1: Canada Day in Stanley Park
2019 Jun 30: Madrid and Victoria - nice cities.
2019 Jun 29: Seattle boat shelves, Cat-vs-Beer
2019 Jun 28: Back from Seattle
2019 Jun 21: Volunteer Gardeners
2019 Jun 18: Tiny Roses and the Outside Cat
2019 Jun 17: Heron Nesting Season
2019 Jun 16: What a Difference a Month Makes (to goslings)
2019 Jun 15: Kittens Who Look At Phones, plus, Spain
2019 Jun 14: Lake Blossoms Everywhere
2019 Jun 11: Scenes from a flight to Denver
2019 Jun 8: Beaver Lake Developments
2019 Jun 7: The Rose Garden Returns!
2019 Jun 6: D-Day commemorated with poppies!
2019 Jun 5: Geese families and Heron at Lost Lagoon
2019 Jun 1: From the archives: Cuba 2017
2019 May 30: Ravine Trail to Beaver Lake
2019 May 28-29: Our Garden and Stanley Forests
2019 May 27: The Umbrella Tree
2019 May 26: Animals of Stanley Park
2019 May 24: Last of the Rose Garden South
2019 May 22: Rose Garden, South End #2
2019 May 21: Retiro and Kitten-Warmers
2019 May 20: Goslings and our Chilco Neighbours
2019 May 19: Finishing up the "back walk" all-floral garden.
2019 May 18: First trip to the Rose Garden South
2019 May 17: More "backwalk" south of Lost Lagoon and Lagoon Drive