Unfortunately the focus is in the wrong place, but I rather liked the composition of this one so I’m posting it anyway.
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Unfortunately the focus is in the wrong place, but I rather liked the composition of this one so I’m posting it anyway.
The thing about street photography, you do not always get perfect the perfect shot. To be honest the fact that her face is a little “out of focus” does add something to the photo, it does gives a sense of movement to the subject.
Thanks, Nelson – I agree that street shots don’t always need to nail focus and I post a lot of shots that are a bit fuzzy. I like the fuzziness to work for the overall effect and capture the immediacy of the “grab” shot. In this case, though, the composition is partly about the contrast – the shape of the metal curtain gate on the left and the line of the gate drawing the eye towards the woman’s face. Since part of the gate is in focus I was hoping for her face (and her black and white hair) to be in focus too.
But as you say, a little motion blur also creates an interesting dynamic! Thanks again.
On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 9:18 AM, obBLOGato wrote:
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