Monday, January 25, 2010

Bokeh

Bokeh in a photographic context means out of focus areas in a photograph.

The result is that one part of the photograph is clear and sharp and other
usually less important areas are blurred. Faces and flowers are good subjects for this treatment.

 Bokkeh effects on natural photographs are achieved by adjusting lens aperture or using a telephoto lens. Bokeh images can also be produced by using a mask on the lens, or manipulating the image digitally.

 An example of a flower taken with a telephoto zoom lens. Standing close to the subject and zooming in (keeping aperture open to the max in this case f4) brings the subject into sharp focus and blurring the background.

 The original Japanese verb “bokeru” (惚ける) has two meanings: (1) to grow senile, dull or forgetful in one’s thinking and (2) out of focus as in a blurred photograph.

 An artist may blur parts of a painting to create the same effect.

 A collection of bokeh pictures is at http://desizntech.info/2009/06/70-amazing-bokeh-photography-wallpapers-and-tutorials/

Canon 5D 70-200m 1/1250 sec f4 Kaohsiung 100118

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3 Comments:

At February 7, 2010 at 3:28 PM , Blogger rolenzo said...

Bokechau no? Did you hear the one about the photographer who lost his memory? Had to go back to his film camera.
And the optician who fell into the lens grinding machine? He made a sp_____cle of himself.

BTW any tips on Taiwan (seeing you were in Kaohsiung)? I speak at a conference in Taipei March3.

B okay
Lokay

 
At February 10, 2010 at 11:59 PM , Blogger Barry Natusch said...

Or the man who asked the optician, "Can you make me a pair of glasses to cure my illiteracy?"

Tips on Taiwan? Will email you on that... ;-)

 
At December 10, 2010 at 6:43 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Bucket. It's french.
Nice rose-colored rose.

 

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