Bokeh?!??
Jun 6, 2014 07:20:37 #
Bret wrote:
I see...well kind looks like this...although the last time I was in Japan it looked different as best I can recall....lol
Good example of bokeh.
Thanks.
Jun 6, 2014 07:33:25 #
Peterff wrote:
Oh dear, br br Quality doesn't necessarily map to... (show quote)
No, bokeh is a high quality blur. If it is not pleasing it is not bokeh. If it is bokeh, by definition, it can not be bad.
Jun 6, 2014 07:36:01 #
MadMikeOne wrote:
I keep seeing forum members referring to "bokeh". Could someone please explain what it is, how to get it, and when it might be wanted?
Just dumb it down for me.
Thanks guys and girls
Just dumb it down for me.
Thanks guys and girls
I tried this one at f2.8
Jun 6, 2014 07:42:52 #
Bokeh mean a nice, smooth out of focus background. You get if by using a wide open shutter, example f1.8. you want it on a close up of something like a flower or a portrait.
Jun 6, 2014 07:47:55 #
Racmanaz wrote:
Actually I believe bokeh IS the blur not the quality of it. You can have either a pleasant bokeh effect (good) or a unpleasant (bad) bokeh effect. :)
No you can't. The blur is either bokeh or it is not. If the blur is not of a pleasing quality, then it is not bokeh. Bokeh has been described as a smooth creamy pleasing blur. Lighthouse is right on. If some of you insist on redefining the word bokeh then it looses all value. Frankly I think it has.
Jun 6, 2014 07:58:27 #
Bokeh seems to be what photographers (including me) talk about when they have exhausted everything else to talk about!
Jun 6, 2014 08:02:32 #
amehta wrote:
So, by that definition, it can be good or bad, right? Glad we finally agree. :-)
I am afraid not, what Lighthouse has been saying, and he is quite right, is that bokeh is a quality of the blur, not the quality of the blur. It is always pleasing or it is not bokeh.
Jun 6, 2014 08:08:58 #
MadMikeOne wrote:
I keep seeing forum members referring to "bokeh". Could someone please explain what it is, how to get it, and when it might be wanted?
Just dumb it down for me.
Thanks guys and girls
Just dumb it down for me.
Thanks guys and girls
Gee, only five pages so far? Must be a slow day. In case someone hasn't posted something like this yet, you can make your own boken shapes.
http://www.overstuffedlife.com/2014/02/how-to-make-heart-bokeh-for-valentines.html
Jun 6, 2014 08:10:55 #
DavidPine
Loc: Fredericksburg, TX
Bokeh is not much different than what you see in motion pictures but probably never noticed. Bokeh draws your attention to the subject. Good luck and welcome. Don't be afraid to ask questions.
MadMikeOne wrote:
Thanks for the examples. Things are finally becoming clearer as far as the blur is concerned.
Jun 6, 2014 08:57:08 #
Jun 6, 2014 08:57:40 #
MadMikeOne wrote:
I keep seeing forum members referring to "bokeh". Could someone please explain what it is, how to get it, and when it might be wanted?
Just dumb it down for me.
Thanks guys and girls
Just dumb it down for me.
Thanks guys and girls
It is the out of focus background texture that you get using a fast lens with a wide aperture. Some lenses do it well, some do not. You want it when you are trying to keep your subject in focus and isolate it from the background which may be distracting.
Jun 6, 2014 09:07:26 #
MadMikeOne wrote:
I keep seeing forum members referring to "bokeh". Could someone please explain what it is, how to get it, and when it might be wanted?
Just dumb it down for me.
Thanks guys and girls
Just dumb it down for me.
Thanks guys and girls
"Bokeh", noun, Japanese origin, meaning: "bad photography"!
Jun 6, 2014 09:20:50 #
MadMikeOne wrote:
I keep seeing forum members referring to "bokeh". Could someone please explain what it is, how to get it, and when it might be wanted?
Just dumb it down for me.
Thanks guys and girls
Just dumb it down for me.
Thanks guys and girls
Mike, it is the pattern formed by the out of focus bit of a photograph, generally caused by depth of field. That pattern is created by the combination of the lens elements and the iris of the lens.
It is not something the photographer can really control. It is a feature of a lens brought about by the overall design of the lens itself. It's one of those terms that fauxtographers seem to think is important enough to make a part of their vocabulary.
--Bob
Jun 6, 2014 09:21:50 #
[quote=lighthouse]It comes from Walmart in packs of a dozen for $4.99. :-)
You are asking the wrong question.
Do you mean, where does blur come from?
I now have the answer to my question. See my reply to Bob.
You are asking the wrong question.
Do you mean, where does blur come from?
I now have the answer to my question. See my reply to Bob.
Jun 6, 2014 09:27:53 #
rmalarz wrote:
Mike, it is the pattern formed by the out of focus bit of a photograph, generally caused by depth of field. That pattern is created by the combination of the lens elements and the iris of the lens.
It is not something the photographer can really control. It is a feature of a lens brought about by the overall design of the lens itself. It's one of those terms that fauxtographers seem to think is important enough to make a part of their vocabulary.
--Bob
It is not something the photographer can really control. It is a feature of a lens brought about by the overall design of the lens itself. It's one of those terms that fauxtographers seem to think is important enough to make a part of their vocabulary.
--Bob
Thanks Bob. Your response coupled with Catmarley's have cleared this up for me.
Let's just put this one to bed. The questions in my OP have been answered to my satisfaction.
Seriously, thank you to all. You all helped in one way or another.
Mike
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