When "wide open" matures, it stops being about just letting everything in—it becomes about what you choose to focus on. 1. From Sensory Overload to Selective Focus
In photography, bokeh is the aesthetic quality of the out-of-focus parts of an image. As we mature, we learn to appreciate the background blur. We realize that we don’t need to control or define every single detail of our lives. A mature perspective recognizes that: to be meaningful.
(the unknowns and the transitions) provides the necessary contrast to make the highlights pop. The Takeaway