Bokeh is a Japanese term for the out of focus areas of a photograph. It's
used in reference to whether the out of focus areas are pleasant or
unpleasant, detracting or helpful to the image as a whole. It's always been
around, but it's an especially hot topic at the moment.
Allan
> Could someone explain "BOKEH" to me. I see the term quite often on this
> forum and I think it has something to do with the out of focus background
> part of a photograph, usually mentioned with portrait type lenses. I've
> just never been real sure what it means.
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> Thank God someone has finally posed this question.
> I thought I was the only one in the dark on this.
> Charles Monroe
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