Out of Focus - still meaningful

[peterm1]

Let's see some images that misfocus (or are movement blurred or otherwise blurry) but still send a message and somehow work.

Some of mine (story of my life - blurry photos):

Walking by by Life in Shadows, on Flickr

By the waterwall by Life in Shadows, on Flickr

Blue chairs by Life in Shadows, on Flickr

City Nocturne by Life in Shadows, on Flickr

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[Chromacomaphoto]

Of those, I like your first one Peter.

Two from me:

Chroma

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

I think that taking pictures out-of-focus is a technique that if done intentionally is hard to master and even when done well seems to be rarely appreciated. I am a fan of the style.

 

[f16sunshine]

I have one that is very much loved by the subject and his family.
Just a bit behind him.
Crown Graphic with the basic 135mm. Top mount RF which is not accurate atm.
Tombuktu by Adnan, on Flickr

 

[f16sunshine]

On the other end... a hihly stylized digital image.
Fuji xe1 27mm.
Untitled by Adnan, on Flickr

 

[c.poulton]

Grab Shot by Christian Poulton, on Flickr

 

[underlord]

I always liked this one, bit of a pun too.

Out of Focus by Philip McAllister, on Flickr

 

[peterm1]

I always liked this one, bit of a pun too.
Out of Focus by Philip McAllister, on Flickr

Good one. I love it.

 

[Chris101]

I made a lens out of a plastic binocular toy that was guaranteed to make blurry pictures. Here's a set from an afternoon with a friend and her bird:

 

[valdas]

I managed to get some sharp elements in this blurry picture...

 

[Chris101]

I managed to get some sharp elements in this blurry picture...

You managed top get the kid's face! I love it when that comes together. Great pic, I'll bet the parent(s) really love that one.

 

[valdas]

You managed top get the kid's face! I love it when that comes together. Great pic, I'll bet the parent(s) really love that one.

Thanks... Well - I am the dad of the boy, so yes - I'll keep that picture 🙂

 

[sleepyhead]

I managed to get some sharp elements in this blurry picture...

Nice shot!

 

[sleepyhead]

Sunrise, Florida. First morning of vacation, and the kids were excited to be at the seashore. I missed focus in my effort to capture the moment, but I like the photo all the same.

 

[Chris101]

That picture has got a wonderful combination of lighting and action sleepyhead!

 

[Axel]

... I missed focus ...

The focus lies on the fine waterfilm in front of the picture.
Could also be a very well focussed picture instead.
It depends how you look and think 😉

 

[sebastel]

some great pictures.

 

[peterm1]

Sunrise, Florida. First morning of vacation, and the kids were excited to be at the seashore. I missed focus in my effort to capture the moment, but I like the photo all the same.

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Very nice indeed.

 

[Keith]

 

[peterm1]

A very OOF shot taken with an old Canon 58mm f1.2 FL lens to see how pedestrians in a mall would look if shot completely blurred. I rather like the effect which is very abstract though I must admit that while its fun to see how far one can go with such experiments I think I may have gone a bit too far here - I am not sure it is meaningful to others though it is to me.


City impressions by Life in Shadows, on Flickr

And I have always been partial to this one which I deliberately blurred then blurred more in post to create an impressionistic city scape.

City Nocturne 2 by Life in Shadows, on Flickr

And this was shot as a reflection in a stainless steel art installation rather like the famous Chicago "bean" for our American friends. Again I confess adding to the blur in post to take it to the max. That's me in the centre frame getting the shot.

Impressions 5 by Life in Shadows, on Flickr

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