So the shape of the specular highlights is determined by the shape of the aperture; the amount and quality of the bokeh ('bouquet') is determined by the optic itself.
Thanks, Mike; you're never too old to learn. BTW, I love your column
C.
On Saturday, March 1, 2003, at 08:10 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--Mike
P.S. For those of you who may not know, I was responsible for introducing
the term _bokeh_ to photographers in America. I commissioned three articles
on the subject for the March 1997 issue of _Photo Techniques_, one by John
Kennerdell, one by Oren Grad, and one by Harold Merklinger. I'm also
responsible for the spelling "bokeh"--normally the Katakana characters would
be romanized "boke" or "bo-ke," so I added the "h" on the end so people
would better know how to pronounce it. It's been extremely interesting
watching the term catch on, and listening in as people discuss it. For
months after the articles were published, the number of web hits for "bokeh"
went up and up and up....
