Ume (梅) in Arisugawa Memorial Park (有栖川宮記念公園 or Arisugawa no Miya Kinen Koen) in Tokyo

Boke or bokeh is a relatively new term (since the 90s) in the English language. It comes from the Japanese word 暈ける which means “to be blurred” or “to be out of focus”. Boke refers to the blurry portion of images which add a nice backdrop to the subject matter.

By the way, the plum blossoms will begin soon in Japan. I took this photo in early March, but some will be visible in January.

Posted on January 8th, 2012 under Japan • Tags: macro, photography, ume. • RSS 2.0 feed • Both comments and pings are currently closed