Share Six: February 2020: Out of Focus

Did I say Share Six was going to take us out of our comfort zone this year.  Well so far it has.  I chose the theme this month and yesterday realized that I had not got all six images, so some quick work had to be done.  This month’s them is {out of focus}.

I lean towards abstract images as being some of my favorites.  There are ladies in this group that excel at these images, and leave me green with envy.  I wanted to attempt this myself.

Lensbaby is a great way for me to get an out of focus image.  Sunsets are a favorite time of day  So what a great time to get images.  I headed out to the wetlands to play and see what I could come up with.

This was another lensbaby image.  Partial blur.  I love black and white images and played around until I got the finish I was looking for.

In camera motion or my attempt at taking a photo from a moving vehicle.  I am definitely going to try this again.  We were out at St Petersburg, had just watched the sunset from the beach and were now heading towards the Sunshine Skyway.  I decided to pull at the camera and slow the settings and see what I could come up with.  Not perfect but I am okay with it for a first attempt.

Another Lensbaby and post edit combination. While the container was out of focus the straws were more defined.  I played around in Photoshop until I got the result I was looking for.

This photo was also taken heading towards the Sunshine Skyway just outside of St Pete’s. This time I was passing some bushes.  It’s kind of creepy but I love the wave effect of the water.

Last but not least, I had a friend visiting and we took her grandson to the park to wear off some of his energy.  The park was amazing for that.  Next to the climbing area was a carousel.  I knew that this was going to be one of my out of focus images.  The color images was great but the black and white created the mix of definition which I loved.

I am by no means an expert in {out of focus}, but practice and more practice will be what helps to make it better.  I hope that you enjoy the topic and feel like you are stretched a little bit further as well.

Thank you for joining me for this month’s Share Six blog post.  This is a circle blog.  I love sneak peaks – they are always amazing.  This is an incredibly talented group of ladies.  Please take time to visit my friend and very talented artist Liz of It’s Still Life Photography by Elizabeth Willson and see what she has for you this month. To check out her Facebook page click here and her Instagram page here.

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