What does it mean

gsgarygsgary Registered Users Posts: 1,350 Major grins
edited August 28, 2005 in Technique
I know i am going to sound stupid but what does BOKEH mean:scratch
don't forget i am new to photography and a bit thick
Thanks
Gary

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  • John MuellerJohn Mueller Registered Users Posts: 2,555 Major grins
    edited August 27, 2005
    gsgary wrote:
    I know i am going to sound stupid but what does BOKEH meanheadscratch.gif
    don't forget i am new to photography and a bit thick
    Thanks
    Gary
    Its not stupid. It took me a while also.

    Here you go Gary Bokeh
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited August 27, 2005
    For a long time I thought Bokeh was something to be avoided at all costs. Took me a while to find out what it is. There are still terms I don't know, drives me nuts everytime someone posts about co-branding.

    I have asked, people probably don't think I seriously have no idea what that word means.

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  • gsgarygsgary Registered Users Posts: 1,350 Major grins
    edited August 27, 2005
    Thanks John i think i will have to read it a few time before i understand it fully
    John Mueller wrote:
    Its not stupid. It took me a while also.

    Here you go Gary Bokeh
  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited August 27, 2005
    An example Gary. Basically anything that is out of focus.

    29788165-M.jpg
  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited August 27, 2005
    Bokeh has a lot to do with the quality of the out of focus parts of an image. Here's a good example of two lenses that are very similar and yet very different. They are the Canon 50mm 1.4 and 1.8 lenses. The 1.4 lens is $300 and the 1.8 is $75. The article I linked above shows the quality differences between the two lenses. One of the biggest differences between the two lenses is the bokeh. There are some comparison shots that illustrate this.
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  • gsgarygsgary Registered Users Posts: 1,350 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2005
    Thanks i understand nowthumb.gif
    Humungus wrote:
    An example Gary. Basically anything that is out of focus.

    29788165-M.jpg
  • gsgarygsgary Registered Users Posts: 1,350 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2005
    There is quite a difference between the two
    DavidTO wrote:
    Bokeh has a lot to do with the quality of the out of focus parts of an image. Here's a good example of two lenses that are very similar and yet very different. They are the Canon 50mm 1.4 and 1.8 lenses. The 1.4 lens is $300 and the 1.8 is $75. The article I linked above shows the quality differences between the two lenses. One of the biggest differences between the two lenses is the bokeh. There are some comparison shots that illustrate this.
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