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- n. subjective aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas of an image projected by a camera lens
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“The term bokeh is an anglicised version of a Japanese word used to describe the portion of a photograph that is out of focus behind the area of principal focus in a picture.”
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“The term bokeh is used to describe the portion of a photograph that is out of focus behind the area of principal focus in a picture.”
“The term bokeh is an anglicized version of a Japanese word used to describe the portion of a photograph that is out of focus behind the area of principal focus in a picture.”
“The red lines around her are called bokeh, it occurs when things aren't in focus.”
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“The name Bokode comes from the Japanese photography term bokeh, which refers to the round blob produced in an out-of-focus image of a light source.”
“The background is beautifully blurred (this is called bokeh).”
“They've slapped him in and added light wrap on him and thats why the poster looks wrong because there is "bokeh" on the walls but not on freddie!”
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“I also used an effect called "bokeh," which I haven't really defined yet on the blog.”
“That's an eXcellent clothespin photo ~ great "bokeh" effect!”
“As everyone else suggested, try both the Tamron and Sigma in the store, checking not only how sharp the images are but also how quick and reliable the focus is and whether or not the out of focus objects ( "bokeh") are appealing to you.”
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john “Fujifilm says its $280 FinePix F70EXR and $600 FinePix S200EXR use its advanced EXR sensor and multiframe technology to enable users to simulate the wide-aperture background blurs (or bokeh) of D.S.L.R. cameras.�?
The New York Times, Fujifilm Adds EXR Sensor to Super-Zooms, by Rik Fairlie, July 22, 2009 Jul 24, 2009
arj The areas in a photograph that are out of focus. Reportedly a borrowing from a Japanese word "??" 'blur'. I can only guess that the spelling with h is to avoid the /bo?k/ pronuncation.
"I'll go against the grain, at the risk of getting flamed, and say that the bokeh is nice from this lens, but far from 'the best ever'." -- Canonosaurus Rex on Flickr Jun 28, 2009