So when is it good Bokeh or just shallow depth of field? Lets discuss...

Definition:
Bokeh (derived from Japanese, a noun boke 暈け, meaning "blur" or "haze") is a photographic term referring to the appearance of point of light sources in an out-of-focus area of an image produced by a camera lens using a shallow depth of field. Different lens bokeh produces different aesthetic qualities in out-of-focus backgrounds, which are often used to reduce distractions and emphasise the primary subject.
When the term Bokeh is used it usually refers to the aesthetic quality of the OOF part of the image; not just the fact it is OOF.

Using recent images of mine - is this good Bokeh or just OOF background?

Please post your own images to the thread for discussion as well !

I had to clone out a 2nd powerline on this one as well.


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