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07/24/2005 12:16:58 PM · #1 |
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07/24/2005 12:17:36 PM · #2 |
It's the quality of the blur in out of focus areas of your photo, often shown by the spots of highlights.
Message edited by author 2005-07-24 12:17:43.
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07/24/2005 12:23:11 PM · #3 |
so.... can you ve some examples of good and bad bokeh? oh mighty guru of photo knowledge.
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07/24/2005 12:26:56 PM · #4 |
| hmmm... good examples would be great... i'm still undertain what you mean Konador... thanks... |
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07/24/2005 12:32:14 PM · #5 |
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07/24/2005 12:34:23 PM · #6 |
Wow...!
I didn't know we had a bokeh challenge.... Where was I?
A little more info on bokeh |
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07/24/2005 12:35:17 PM · #7 |
Play around here. Just now found this page, it's a great way to see wht bokeh from different lenses looks like. The ideal is for the diffuse spots rendered from OOF highlights to be round, smooth, and fade out gently at the edges. No donuts, rings, sharp polygons, etcetera. These shapes distract, whereas a smoothly-rendered circle without a sharp, well-defined edge is pleasing.
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07/24/2005 12:38:08 PM · #8 |
| so am i to understand that bokeh is an image capture where not only is the subject important but also the quality of the background that is out of focus? highlights in the background further enhances bokeh right? i'll try to take some shots and maybe you guys can tell me if i understand it correctly... |
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07/24/2005 12:38:14 PM · #9 |
It refers specifically to the out of focus points of light. The blur that many refer to as bokeh is actually backround blur. Generally good bokeh is you have smooth circles from the points of light rather than discernable shapes like pentagons or octagons.
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07/24/2005 01:55:50 PM · #10 |
"Good" Bokeh or "Bad" bokeh is really subjective. If pentagons or octagons add ambiance to your shot the way you like it, that would be good bokeh. But if you want them more soft and round and they come out pentagons or octagons, well, that would be bad bokeh.
All of my bokeh is good, even if it's bad.
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07/24/2005 02:01:14 PM · #11 |
Bokeh is a band from the early 70's...their "gimmik" was to have the lead singer stand close to the audience while the band was further back....this created some wild stage effects..
they broke-up some time later as the rest of the band resented the fact that only the lead singer was ever "in focus". |
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07/24/2005 02:03:35 PM · #12 |
Example
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07/24/2005 02:06:57 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by kyebosh:
It refers specifically to the out of focus points of light. The blur that many refer to as bokeh is actually backround blur. Generally good bokeh is you have smooth circles from the points of light rather than discernable shapes like pentagons or octagons. |
...also mirror lenses produce donuts :P
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07/24/2005 02:08:39 PM · #14 |
bokeh? :P |
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07/24/2005 04:16:33 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by faidoi:
bokeh? :P |
This one sure is...
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