My father-in-law’s old cat is still hanging in with us out at the old house. Patches has made a few appearances on my photo blog and I managed to get another shot of her that I really like. That blurred background with her in sharp focus is a hit with me. The blur is known in photo circles as bokeh, meaning, the Japanese-originated concept of the difference between out of focus areas of an image due to lens design. I know, gobbledy-gook if you aren’t the least bit interested. However, that background blurring or in fact, the quality of the blur is an enhancement, believe it or not. Oh, let me stop rambling and let you take a look at the latest picture of Patches.

See what I mean? There’s a lot more to explain depending on your lens choice, the aperture setting and a few other technical aspects that I don’t fully understand myself. I’m just happy that I’m finally grasping why parts of a photo being blurry can be a good thing.