The incorrect use of the word "bokeh"

Bokeh: the aesthetic quality of the blur in the OOF regions of a photograph.
It does not simply refer to having a small DOF or a lot of "background blur". Bokeh and "background blur", small DOF and OOF regions are not the same thing.
A photo can have a very limited amount of background blur with beautiful bokeh or a large amount of background blur with horrible bokeh.
Considering that I'm bored at 2am before hitting the bed, I figured this may be a constructive thing to point out....or not

BTW....mis-use of your and you're and their and there drive me absolutely insane

I'd bokeh that all day.

Well, you are "accurate"/"correct", and can put this out in a given thread, but then you are done and the next person posting asking about "bokeh" will, well, be your next challenge!

I take things with a bit of humor and don't get wound up in things, although sure, educate the newbies!

And then there is a thread here that is actually a cool thread, about "BOKEH", but very explicitely explained in the intro that any background blur is "coole" -- check it out:

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=456947

So, enjoy yourself and do what you can to educate people, just don't get uptight about it!

So if I said that with my gears, I can get lots of huge bokeh with my prime lense and that I'd like to see theres', would you put you'res up their too?

HTH, LOL, OMG, TTFN

edit;......DOH

tonylong wrote in post #14154046
So, enjoy yourself and do what you can to educate people, just don't get uptight about it!

I don't get uptight......just want others to know what they're talking about when they post For the record, there is no lens that produces a lot of bokeh.....but there are lenses that produce good and bad bokeh.....I shouldn't venture into the lens part of the forum

I am totally bokeh about BOKEH.

I use "bokeh" as a term for anything I don't understand or don't want to answer, but my wife asks for an explanation.

"Honey, why can't I get these shoes in a women's size 11?"

"Bokeh"

"Honey, what is that burger cheaper, it's got more meat on it than the other?"

"Bokeh"

"Honey, why is there a honey badger in my dresser?"

"Bokeh"

And yeah, I say it just like Kai. For the panache.

Master of Defenestration wrote in post #14154086
I use "bokeh" as a term for anything I don't understand or don't want to answer, but my wife asks for an explanation.

"Honey, why can't I get these shoes in a women's size 11?"

"Bokeh"

"Honey, what is that burger cheaper, it's got more meat on it than the other?"

"Bokeh"

"Honey, why is there a honey badger in my dresser?"

"Bokeh"

And yeah, I say it just like Kai. For the panache.

That's the best use of the word I've seen....you are a genius

Funny, that's all we talk about when hanging out here.

Edit: Must be kind of a hipster place that thrives on irony. None of their photos have any bokeh at all.

Off topic a bit but I must ask......does defenestration mean the removal of windows or the filling in/boarding up of windows or both?

jra wrote in post #14154075
I don't get uptight......just want others to know what they're talking about when they post For the record, there is no lens that produces a lot of bokeh.....but there are lenses that produce good and bad bokeh.....I shouldn't venture into the lens part of the forum

Yeah but nowadays if you understand the meaning even if theres incorrect usage, the communication was successful

Have a feeling this is in related to my thread, and because everyone understood what I meant by "bokeh'd" I feel that my usage was just as right as anyone elses.

Loosen up pal-o

thedcmule2 wrote in post #14154105
Yeah but nowadays if you understand the meaning even if theres incorrect usage, the communication was successful

I know....and the next step will be that the meaning has completely been changed....I don't know if I (or the educated photographic community) can handle that

RAW RAW RAW wrote in post #14154098
Off topic a bit but I must ask......does defenestration mean the removal of windows or the filling in/boarding up of windows or both?

More along the lines of throwing something out of a window.

jra wrote in post #14154123
I know....and the next step will be that the meaning has completely been changed....I don't know if I (or the educated photographic community) can handle that

Anyone breaking such rules from here on out will be met by...

thedcmule2 wrote in post #14154131
Anyone breaking such rules from here on out will be met by...

Lol...I love it Now just make your way over to the lens forum......lots of work to be done