Here we go again..
Boke in photographic/art context:
boke (pronounced bokeh)
boke: [noun] out of focus
boke-ru: [verb, present tense] become out of focus
boke-ta: [verb, past tense, past participle; adjective] became out of focus
boke-mi: [noun] some degree of being out of focus
Regards,
Jim Terazawa
>
> Hi William:
>
> << I've seen several people use the word "bokeh." Is this some special term
> relating to the subjective image quality of a lens? Or is it just a
> gross misspelling of the word "bouquet"? >>
>
> We have some threads on this in the Archives. It is a Japanese origin term,
> with no English translation, referring to the aesthetic quality of the out of
> focus image gained from a combination of large aperture, long focal length and
> many bladed diaphragm.
>
> Gary Reese
> Las Vegas, NV
>
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