Ann-san wrote:
> On another topic, I'm kinda embarassed to ask, but what the
> devil does
> BOKEH stand for?
Hi Ann,
If I remember correctly, Mike Johnston had a post on this very topic quite
some time ago. I believe he even mentioned that the term was first used in
a photo mag where he was working? It's a transliteration of a Japanese
term, bo-ke -- refers to the way in which the out-of-focus parts of the
image are rendered. For example, a particular conventional lens with lots
of aperture blades might have a pleasing bokeh because out-of-focus points
of light are rendered very nearly as blurry circles, whereas another lens
with fewer blades might have a less pleasing bokeh because out-of-focus
points of light are rendered as fuzzy hexagons. Hope that helps, and I hope
I remembered the explanation correctly.
Bill Peifer
Rochester, NY
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