EDMONTON, CANADA. (November 2009). Out-of-focus and out-of-sorts, late at night on 100 Avenue. Picture available for sale as prints. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, Leica D Summilux 25mm f1.4 ASPH lens (50mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, manual focus, manual exposure, matrix metering, 1/125s f1.4, ISO 100, 3648 x 2736 pixels, RAW.
I always loved out of focus photographs, but somehow they are very easily overlooked and underestimated. Probably because we all strive to get the sharpest possible focus and never really experiment with the opposite. :)
ReplyDeleteGood point, Ivan - I agree! I suppose at the end of the day, the goal is to get an interesting and compelling composition, whether it's in focus or not ...
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