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(Almost) completely out of focus shots!

simplejoy
July 16, 2023
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    simplejoy
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    July 25, 2023, 7:41 a.m. July 25, 2023, 7:41 a.m.
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    I've changed the title of the thread - hope that some people will have a couple more shots to share...

    And in order to have enough of the "completely out of focus" I've managed to find a couple more of those as well:

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    Event horizon... (at breakfast)
    by simple.joy, on Flickr

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    Red blood cells... ahem... in B&W
    by simple.joy, on Flickr

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    If they have no bread, let them eat diamonds!
    by simple.joy, on Flickr

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    JimStirling
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    July 25, 2023, 11:24 a.m. July 25, 2023, 11:24 a.m.
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    @simplejoy has written:
    @JimStirling has written:

    An oof shot of some bluebells , I kind of liked it though I made sure to take some sharp shots as well 😀

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    Thank you! Flowers are indeed very suitable and versatile subjects for oof experiments. I've recently taken a couple of shots with quite an unusual lens, and while everything was just slightly out of focus in some of them, I really liked the look:

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    Soft spot for flowers
    by simple.joy, on Flickr

    I have to confess my shot was in the mistake category not experiment 😀

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    simplejoy
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    July 26, 2023, 4:33 p.m. July 26, 2023, 4:33 p.m.
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    @JimStirling has written:

    I have to confess my shot was in the mistake category not experiment 😀

    That's totally fine! Happy accidents happen. 👍

    Here are a couple more shots:

    live.staticflickr.com/65535/51707771775_b416893b6d_b.jpg
    The enchanted forest
    by simple.joy, on Flickr

    live.staticflickr.com/65535/51784429080_9d06343499_b.jpg
    Light, rounded up!
    by simple.joy, on Flickr

    live.staticflickr.com/65535/51706884586_0b5a8ce34a_b.jpg
    Removing unnecessary bokeh
    by simple.joy, on Flickr

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    AlainCh2
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    July 27, 2023, 9:19 a.m. July 27, 2023, 9:19 a.m.
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    Cannot decide which I love better.

    2023-07-20 08.34.54-2.jpg

    2023-07-20 08.35.00-2.jpg

    2023-07-20 08.35.00-2.jpg

    JPG, 7.2 MB, uploaded by AlainCh2 on July 27, 2023.

    2023-07-20 08.34.54-2.jpg

    JPG, 6.9 MB, uploaded by AlainCh2 on July 27, 2023.

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    simplejoy
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    July 27, 2023, 9:41 a.m. July 27, 2023, 9:41 a.m.
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    @AlainCh2 has written:

    Cannot decide what I love better.

    2023-07-20 08.34.54-2.jpg

    2023-07-20 08.35.00-2.jpg

    Thanks - very nice and elegant shots!

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    Ghundred
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    July 27, 2023, 10:18 a.m. July 27, 2023, 10:18 a.m.
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    Ran out of time to get correct shutter speed :)
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    JPG, 1.0 MB, uploaded by Ghundred on July 27, 2023.

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    simplejoy
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    July 27, 2023, 10:43 a.m. July 27, 2023, 10:43 a.m.
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    @Ghundred has written:

    Ran out of time to get correct shutter speed :)
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    Great sense of motion! It looks like focus is slightly behind the head, which works very well here - perhaps she was just too fast! 👍 My kids usually are significantly too fast for any of my adapted manual lenses… 😅

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    TomAxford
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    July 27, 2023, 10:52 a.m. July 27, 2023, 10:52 a.m.
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    The post above reminded me of an old image I have in a similar category.

    She started running towards me as I pressed the button!
    However, I don't think the blur detracts from the image in this case, even though it was entirely unplanned.
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    JPG, 432.9 KB, uploaded by TomAxford on July 27, 2023.

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    Maoby
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    July 27, 2023, 12:12 p.m. July 27, 2023, 12:12 p.m.
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    Parkinson ... Canon EOS D30 (2000)
    by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

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    simplejoy
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    July 27, 2023, 2:14 p.m. July 27, 2023, 2:14 p.m.
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    @TomAxford has written:

    The post above reminded me of an old image I have in a similar category.

    She started running towards me as I pressed the button!
    However, I don't think the blur detracts from the image in this case, even though it was entirely unplanned.
    20141117-103222-x.jpg

    Thanks - very interesting! I feel like you're right... sometimes an out of focus shot can feel like it captures the moment better than a perfectly focused one, particularly when there's some kind of interaction with the person behind the camera.

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    simplejoy
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    July 27, 2023, 2:15 p.m. July 27, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
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    @Maoby has written:

    live.staticflickr.com/6162/6220424012_d0ec5fa12d_b.jpg
    Parkinson ... Canon EOS D30 (2000)
    by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

    Excellent. Is this an auto-portrait?

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    simplejoy
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    July 27, 2023, 2:16 p.m. July 27, 2023, 2:16 p.m.
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    I see you... you need to focus!
    by simple.joy, on Flickr

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    Maoby
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    July 27, 2023, 3:29 p.m. July 27, 2023, 3:29 p.m.
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    @simplejoy has written:

    Excellent. Is this an auto-portrait?

    Yes!

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    Ghundred
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    July 29, 2023, 10:31 a.m. July 29, 2023, 10:31 a.m.
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    Not sure which one I like better. From tonight
    P1101758-230729.jpgP1101772-230729.jpgP1101771-230729.jpg

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    JPG, 1.6 MB, uploaded by Ghundred on July 29, 2023.

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    JPG, 1.6 MB, uploaded by Ghundred on July 29, 2023.

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    JPG, 941.9 KB, uploaded by Ghundred on July 29, 2023.

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    simplejoy
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    July 29, 2023, 10:15 p.m. July 29, 2023, 10:15 p.m.
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    @Ghundred has written:

    Not sure which one I like better. From tonight
    P1101758-230729.jpg[![P1101772-230729.jpg]

    Thank you! The second and third (while good panning shots) probably don't fit the description of the theme, but the first is a fantastic shot for it, with a wonderful sense of speed! Well done.

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    Ghundred
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    July 29, 2023, 10:58 p.m. July 29, 2023, 10:58 p.m.
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    Well, technically they're all focused, it's motion blur that's being shown. Both subject, & poor panning technique :)

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    Ghundred
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    July 30, 2023, 6:07 a.m. July 30, 2023, 6:07 a.m.
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    I really like this one too. Rocket ship :). Odd, because they're usually straight in the trash can
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    JPG, 1.2 MB, uploaded by Ghundred on July 30, 2023.

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    simplejoy
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    Aug. 1, 2023, 5:01 p.m. Aug. 1, 2023, 5:01 p.m.
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    @Ghundred has written:

    I really like this one too. Rocket ship :). Odd, because they're usually straight in the trash can
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    Lots in focus, but I love the blur - very cool effect!

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