Ken Rockwell is dangerous to photography

[weltweit]

ISO - eye ess oh - there are three letters so there are three sounds.

But Bokeh - boh keh or boh kay etc but not Bo kay

 

[fractionMan]

What about book aye

 

[weltweit]

What about book aye

If you want to read a book no problem!

 

[FridgeMagnet]

The simplest solution is just not to talk about bokeh.

 

[weltweit]

What about book aye

bouquet of flowers

 

[weltweit]

The simplest solution is just not to talk about bokeh.

But it is the shortest way to say, "the out of focus area" .. time is important!!

 

[Vintage Paw]

Bokka.

Obv.

 

[Vintage Paw]

Anyway, I can't see the problem with saving your pictures as gifs. As long as you pronounce it right. And I'm sure we all know the right way to pronounce it, right?

 

[FridgeMagnet]

If anybody would use the word to say anything useful I might allow it, but they just witter on about "creamy bokeh". In fact it should be pronounced "*boke*".

 

[FridgeMagnet]

Nick On or Nigh Con? TRICK QUESTION it's Niiiiiiikon, as in "I gotta Niiiiiiikon camera, I like to take phooooootagraphs".

 

[weltweit]

If anybody would use the word to say anything useful I might allow it, but they just witter on about "creamy bokeh". In fact it should be pronounced "*boke*".

I got into plenty of discussions about the qualities of bokeh available from the Nikon 85mm f1.8 compared to the more expensive Nikon 85mm f1.4 people felt very strongly about it, and still do even though there are now G versions of these lenses which have new and different qualities. I plumped for the f1.8, saved myself £500 and am happy.

 

[Greebo]

But it is the shortest way to say, "the out of focus area" .. time is important!!

What's wrong with "blur"?

 

[FridgeMagnet]

Was that on dpreview?

 

[weltweit]

Nick On or Nigh Con? TRICK QUESTION it's Niiiiiiikon, as in "I gotta Niiiiiiikon camera, I like to take phooooootagraphs".

Or as some Yanks I know say Nigh Con, like Eye Rak, where was Saddam from, Eye Rak!

I say Nih Con .... and Fug Gi

 

[weltweit]

Was that on dpreview?

Yes

 

[FridgeMagnet]

Yes

 

[weltweit]

What's wrong with "blur"?

Blur can apply to the whole photograph. Normally Bokeh is about the qualities of an image in the bit of the image which is not in focus. But there will be a bit in the photo that is in sharp focus so just using the word blur might be misleading.

 

[Greebo]

Blur can apply to the whole photograph. Normally Bokeh is about the qualities of an image in the bit of the image which is not in focus. But there will be a bit in the photo that is in sharp focus so just using the word blur might be misleading.

Okay then, "smudged bit".

 

[FridgeMagnet]

It is "the quality of the blurring of areas of the picture which are out of focus". But "bokeh" is a stupid word and I think we should invent another one.

 

[Vintage Paw]

Pretty blur bubbles is what I like to call it.

 

[Vintage Paw]

This thread has turned out better than I thought it would.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

My little bokeh

 

[weltweit]

Bokeh .. like this

 

[FridgeMagnet]

That's some sort of plant, it's not a bokeh.

 

[fishfinger]

My little bokeh

 

[weltweit]

That's some sort of plant, it's not a bokeh.

creamy though eh !! ???

eta: 400mm lens in that shot.

 

[Vintage Paw]

I'm sorry, weltweit, but that jpg compression distracts from any creaminess. Shoulda gone with gif.

 

[weltweit]

I'm sorry, weltweit, but that jpg compression distracts from any creaminess. Shoulda gone with gif.

I have used plenty of gif in my time ... especially for block colour ....

I remember dial-up when webpages had to be optimised, not like these lazy designers these days!!

 

[ToothlessFerret]

Even down to perfecting and minimising the html.

 

[weltweit]

Even down to perfecting and minimising the html.

Yes indeed ... minimise bloat!