The discussion centers on the visualization of half period zones within the blackened sections of a zone plate. It clarifies that the nth half period zone is defined as the annular area between the (n-1)th and nth circles in a plane wavefront. The confusion arises from understanding how a black region can represent a half period zone. The edges of the zones are determined by the formula r_n, which defines the boundaries for painting the zone plate. Ultimately, the construction of a zone plate alternates between black and transparent regions to create these zones.