Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Karen Nakamura wrote: > > >Johhny > > > >The Japanese word you mean is "baka", not "bokeh". > > > >Jerry > > Baka means stupid (literally: not able to tell the difference between > a horse and a deer). > > Bokeh also means (in addition to out of focus) to be absent minded or > forgetful, fuzzy about the mind. > > Karen Nakamura The "fuzzy" about the mind ties in with fuzzy image? And this is a stretch but here i am saying it: Is a "fuzzy" soft out of focus camera moment image "stupid"? I'm just wondering if there are multiple tie ins between mind and image. Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabinergroup.com Email: mark@rabinergroup.com Fax: 503-221-0308 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html