Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/18

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Subject: [Leica] Bokeh?
From: pswango at att.net (Phil Swango)
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:06:38 -0600
 
Tina Manley wrote:A question about bokeh in two photos.  These are straight
out of the
camera with just levels adjusted.  Is the bokeh too distracting?  I
deliberately shot wide open to throw the background and foreground
out and emphasize the girl on these.  I have others that are stopped down
more.
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I find it distracting, Tina.  People sometime talk about "good" bokeh" v
"bad."  I have no idea what they mean, but this looks like "bad."  To me
"good" bokeh looks creamy -- this just looks fuzzy.
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Phil Swango
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