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OK, there seem to be two things going on here that people call "bokeh."
okeh?
One is like blurry fuzzy smeary stuff. I'd call this normal out of focus mush. Inevitable when you need to shoot wide open, or the result of shooting wide open to isolate the subject. I take it creamy is generally thought to be better than harsh.
The other thing is what I'd call some sort of special effect - something you might have bought a specialized Spiratone filter to accomplish in the old days (like a starburst filter) or something a Photoshop filter might create. This sort of "bokeh" looks like a bunch of silver coins reflecting light. It's not very blurry, in fact sometimes it's quite clear. This sort of bokeh is extraordinarily distracting unless it is, in fact the subject of the photo.
So, whereas some of Brian's photos seem to use this effect well, and present us with a dreamy, ethereal sort of space, the floating silver coins in some of the portraits, for example, are really disconcerting (to some folks). You'd think lens makers would try to prevent this sort of effect at all costs in lenses made for general use photography. I suppose that's one reason why some of us prefer "modern" lenses. (I'm assuming modern lenses are more likely to keep the floating doubloons in control...)
And no one's mother wears combat boots.
okeh?
One is like blurry fuzzy smeary stuff. I'd call this normal out of focus mush. Inevitable when you need to shoot wide open, or the result of shooting wide open to isolate the subject. I take it creamy is generally thought to be better than harsh.
The other thing is what I'd call some sort of special effect - something you might have bought a specialized Spiratone filter to accomplish in the old days (like a starburst filter) or something a Photoshop filter might create. This sort of "bokeh" looks like a bunch of silver coins reflecting light. It's not very blurry, in fact sometimes it's quite clear. This sort of bokeh is extraordinarily distracting unless it is, in fact the subject of the photo.
So, whereas some of Brian's photos seem to use this effect well, and present us with a dreamy, ethereal sort of space, the floating silver coins in some of the portraits, for example, are really disconcerting (to some folks). You'd think lens makers would try to prevent this sort of effect at all costs in lenses made for general use photography. I suppose that's one reason why some of us prefer "modern" lenses. (I'm assuming modern lenses are more likely to keep the floating doubloons in control...)
And no one's mother wears combat boots.