Digital BW, The Print

Bokeh is the way the OOF areas are rendered.  Some lenses give circles
(halos), some give very harsh transitions, and some have very smooth,
pleasing rendering.

I have an article on it at:

http://www.darkroom.com/MiscDocs/bokeh.pdf

> So what's the difference in Bokeh and "normal depth of field"
> characteristics? I thought all optics pretty much had the same depth
> of field range at the same f/ stop? There might by huge differences
> in resolution and contrast and flare and general sharpness, but isn't
> the depth of field a matter of physics that is constant???
>
> Tom O'Connell
>
> > I don't really consider bokeh in my photos. I don't think I've ever
> used
> > any of my lenses wide open, as I'm always looking for maximum
> sharpness
> > throughout the image.
> >