[Leica] IMGS: Bokeh

[Herbert Kanner]

I might have used different terminology in explaining—perhaps you did. I think of hokeh as the particular nice or not so nice appearance of the out-of-focus stuff. I would talk, instead of depth of field and show a pair of pictures, one at large aperture and the same scene at very small aperture.

Of bokeh per se is the subject, then I would attempt to show the same out-of-focus background it the lens that you think has nice hokeh and one that you think is terrible.

Herbert Kanner
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On Aug 20, 2014, at 1:04 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:

> PESO:
> 
> I took 3 photos this morning to try to illustrate what bokeh is, in answer
> to a question from a beginning photographer.  I used the 35/2.0 (king of
> bokeh) Summicron.
> 
> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/157064814
> 
> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/157064816
> 
> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/157064826
> 
> Hit Original to view them larger.
> 
> What do you think?  Do these illustrate bokeh?  What else would you suggest
> to help her understand bokeh?
> 
> TIA
> 
> Tina
> 
> 
> 
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