This week, show us your favorite in-focus and out-of-focus moments.
By As many experienced photographers will tell you, the sharpness of the lens or camera you use isn’t always that important. Sometimes, what matters more is the style and composition of the shot you’re trying to create. Whether you prefer a vintage look with grain and softer edges, or an image with razor-sharp focus, it all depends on the moment you hope to capture.
Over the weekend, I ventured out around sundown to try a new manual focus lens with a wide aperture that’s great for night shooting. As I approached one of my favorite views of the city (can you guess which one?), I grabbed a few shots of the skyline at different apertures and shutter speeds, but this accidental snap turned out to be one of my favorites!
Does this skyline look familiar? Photo by David Watkis.
The bokeh that resulted gives the lights of the city a magical quality and creates a unique look for a heavily photographed location. While the picture isn’t very representative of what I was seeing at the time, it certainly captures what I was feeling.
This week, share a photo that represents focus to you. Are you a stickler for getting in close to your subjects and capturing every detail, or do you prefer a more ethereal look that illustrates the sensations of the moment? Or both? And remember, you don’t need a professional camera to consider focus. Using your phone camera can provide an even more interesting approach.
I can’t wait to see your contributions!
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Love such pictures as it says little and leaves a lot to imagination. I think what it does is triggers the feeling somewhere (at least for me)
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I absolutely agree
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Here are my entries:
https://madame-zenista.com/2017/06/14/surreal-though-out-of-focus/
And a previous one with pictures relevant to this weeks topic:
https://madame-zenista.com/2017/04/12/a-raindrop-on-my-windowsill-and-that-bird-singing-outside/
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Thank you for sharing!
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Here’s my weekly submission: https://cindimatography.wordpress.com/2017/06/14/weekly-photo-challenge-focus/
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Wow, look at the size of that bridge! Any idea what the actual length is?
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Hi David. It’s the Skyway Bridge, located in Tampa Florida. The length is 4.1434 miles. For more info on it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_Skyway_Bridge
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Very NIce!
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I’m a sucker for a nice bokeh. but this time I share an unfocused shot that I wish was more in focus. Sometimes you’re just to slow 🙂
http://wp.me/p3gqMf-yv
Have a nice week!
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Nice black and white; thanks for sharing!
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Hopefully next week’s challenge will appear promptly at noon again… I was waiting and waiting for it today.. Happy Wednesday!
Here is mine: http://stenoodie.com/2017/06/14/weekly-photo-challenge-focus/
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My apologies; that was an oversight on my part. We’ll try not to let it happen again and thank you so much for participating 🙂
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Thank you for your attention, David :). I appreciate it!
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Brleyant Focus
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I love messing with focus at night… especially when it’s raining! FUN!!
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It’s all in the Eye! http://wp.me/p3CFsE-3Id
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Oh nice, I love the light reflecting off the eyes!
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Loved this pic!
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Very interesting challenge!
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Always Fun to step out of my comfort zone
https://piecesofstarlight.wordpress.com/2017/06/14/wpc-focus/
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Glad you enjoyed it, Carol! Thanks for sharing!
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I kept wanting to blink when I looked at your photo. Great effect! https://castelsarrasin.wordpress.com/2017/06/14/lack-of-focus-weekly-photo-challenge/
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Haha, yeah it can definitely have that effect! Thank you for sharing as well. Your use of focus gives the flowers a great feeling of depth 🙂
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Not that I have a technique, but here are some fortunate focus results: https://scillagrace.com/2017/06/14/weekly-photo-challenge-focus-2/
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These are great! I especially like the frost on the window. Thanks for sharing!
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You’re welcome – thanks for visiting!
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The silhouette of a gate in focus with the stadium out of focus behind it:
https://mostlymonochrome.wordpress.com/2017/06/14/gate-2/
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Nice use of black and white there!
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My first attempt: http://wp.me/p73yZZ-3iy
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this was interesting to read, i’ve just started blogging and have used a few photos on my posts but this has given me inspiration so thank you
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Focus
at:
https://marichulambino.com/2017/06/15/postaday-wordpressdotcom-weekly-photography-challenge-focus/
… a restaurant in Taipei close to midnight
(with free streaming music from the musicale “Flower Drum Song”,
the original cut by Nancy Kwan)
Happy viewing and listening!
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Thank you for sharing! Your background is making me hungry! Are those oysters?
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Please visit my post in response to WPC https://researchandtravel.com/2017/06/15/boarding-gate-in-focus-wpc-focus/
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Thanks for sharing and great interpretation of the focus theme!
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Here’s my weekly submission: https://rygalo.com/2017/06/14/weekly-photo-challenge-focus/
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Wow, really nice! Love the guitar and sculpture photos 🙂
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Looking at Macro Photography https://wordpress.com/post/awanderingmemory.com/16433
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Oops, looks like you included the link to your post editor. I think this is the post you meant to share:
https://awanderingmemory.com/2017/06/14/focus/
Really cool to see the duck so close!
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Thanks David
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Trying to focus on your hero’s Indy car, travelling at upwards of 230 mph, can be quite a challenge, David! http://bit.ly/JJ-Alonso
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I don’t doubt it, but you did an excellent job! Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Thanks, David!
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Style and composition – love David’s soft look with the bokeh- draws the viewer into a dreamscape. Here’s mine – with an eerie cast – http://wp.me/s1wyZM-eerie I went walking on a storm-wrack beach when the fog rolled in. It was a weird feeling as suddenly i felt threatened and claustophobic and just wanted to get out of there. It’s the site of several shipwrecks, and ghosts of the past.
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Wow, look at that landscape! Can I ask where this was taken?
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Thanks David – it’s a beach (Olifantsbos) close to the most southwestern point in Africa😊
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For me, your unsharp example is only a painful experience for my eyes. Millions of unsharp photos, shot every day, don’t become better by an artistic theory.
https://insellos.wordpress.com/2017/06/15/weekly-photo-challenge-focus-2/
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That’s was so great about art and photography; we can each have different interpretations 🙂
Thanks for sharing!
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hi david nice and interesting picture here is my entry for this week challenge focus, http://wp.me/p2AvI7-2ov.
Greetings robert
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Love the industrial look of that second image which is accentuated by the black and white. Really nice!
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Danke dir david for this comment.
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https://lagottocattleya.wordpress.com/2017/06/14/wpc-out-of-focus/
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Very intriguing, Leya! Thank you for sharing 🙂
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interesting..
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that is really an interesting topic! leaves a lot to imagination.
http://lessywannagohome.blogspot.be/2017/06/out-of-focus.html
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Nice shot, Klara; thanks for sharing!
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Here’s my attempt
https://paintedwords1.wordpress.com/2017/06/14/focus/
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Nice, love those colors!
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love the bokeh!
https://wordpress.com/dailypost/photo-challenges/out-of-focus/
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Oh thanks for the kind words!
It looks like you re-shared the original post. Is this the link you meant to include in your comment?:
https://juliepowell2014.wordpress.com/2017/06/15/weekly-photo-challenge-focus/
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