Dan Scott wrote: > > On Wednesday, December 11, 2002, at 10:46 AM, Fred wrote: > > >> What is judged good or bad bokeh depends only on the lens, not the > >> subject's surroundings. What surrounds the subject may be judged > >> to be a good or bad choice of _background_, but whether the image > >> exhibits acceptable _bokeh_ depends ONLY on the lens. In my > >> opinion of what I understand. > > > > I would say that you are correct, Keith. Nonetheless, the choice of > > background (and sometimes foreground) when shooting, when making > > such a choice is possible, can make lenses with bad bokeh (even > > mirror lenses, for example, which are my own worst lenses for bokeh) > > "look pretty good" (for bokeh) - <g>. > > > > Fred > > > > Fred's right. Bokeh won't be a problem if you don't have any objects of > the right sort in the right spot, foreground or background. The optical > characteristics of the lens are in the lens, but you need the right > combination of elements in the scene being photographed for "bad" bokeh > to end up on the film. Plus, the third factor affecting valuation of > bokeh is the viewer. If you like the bokeh in evidence on the print or > transparency, it's "good" bokeh if you don't, it's "bad".
Quite clearly, that's abundantly true! <grin> Thanks for the clarification! keith > Dan Scott
