The "bokeh" phenomenon is fun to watch on Flickr. Bokeh is the diffused light we see on an image when the light source is unfocused.
In the image above, this is all bokeh. 99% of what you can see is the bokeh from the July 4 fireworks on the right, the bokeh in the water reflection, and the bokeh from the lights of boats on Lake Michigan that came out to see the fireworks.
You can get bokeh either by using a high aperature setting (e.g. low f-stop number, f/2.8, 3.2), or by manually defocusing , as I have done here.
So one of the new words that has been created by Flickrites is...
bokehliscious...
a bokeh image that is completely satisfying.
Flickrites have gotten to call anything that is defocused "bokeh". Technically, if it isn't a light source, it isn't bokeh... The defocused object is then appended with a +'keh", and voila--a new word!
Thus the image above could be called fireworkskeh, boatlightkeh, or lakemichigankeh.
...Oh geez--and it's not even Wednesday!!!!! That mean's this is Happy Bokeh Wednesday Eve, or HBWE! (Explore)
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MiniCreature [deleted] 47 months ago | reply
Nice.
aimeeern 47 months ago | reply
Thank you for the explanation. Now I'll be sure to use the term correctly!
oscarbaz ☁ zɐqɹɐɔso (missing!!!! sorry!) 47 months ago | reply
... wow, great shot.
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called
ARTISTIC EXPRESSION (Admin invited images only),
and we'd love to have this added to the group!
BeliM 47 months ago | reply
funny l just looked up the word bokeh today.
it is my new favorite word ;), and thanks for the addition of bokelicious into my vocab....
Rozanne Hakala 47 months ago | reply
Hahaha! Great description there Kevin! This is truly bokeliscious!
Rozanne Hakala 47 months ago | reply
P.S. Congrats on Explore!
Matsuura 47 months ago | reply
robsworld2000 47 months ago | reply
bokehlicious!
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Nuragic Man~A bit busy 46 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Flickr Global, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
perspectivelyspeaking 43 months ago | reply
love
goldenfeld 43 months ago | reply
lets be bokeh buddies
hbierau 42 months ago | reply
Very nice work there!
Tony and Mar 35 months ago | reply
Nice fireworks bokeh!
sundero 29 months ago | reply
OK, I love your explanations, but it's all bokeh to me. :)
troublous head 24 months ago | reply
lovelyy!! :)
seanbhodder2010 23 months ago | reply
Admired at:
Æ ARTISTIC EXPRESSION
at Admin invitation (pls aw 1)
Martin P Perry 23 months ago | reply
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Gryffngurl 23 months ago | reply
Very excellent bokeh
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