[Leica] Bokeh

[Doug Herr]

Ted Grant wrote:

>Alan Magayne-Roshak OFFERED:
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>Subject: Re: [Leica] Bokeh
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>Here is my candidate for an example of pleasing bokeh. It's my 85mm f/2
>Nikkor LTM at /2.8:
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><http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Enigmatic/Fowl_AMR.jpg
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>Hi Alan,
>Interesting you point this out. Thank you.
>As the background to me as I first looked at the photo was meaningless! My
>eyes, well the one good one went right to the birds without any re-action to
>the back ground. 

That's the entire point of pleasing bokeh.  The background doesn't distract from the subject.  With ugly bokeh the background competes for attention with the subject.


Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com