Number three for me Morris. The head and eye are in reasonable focus in image three but the blur elsewhere in the image is very effective. Nicely done!
Alan
angel manguel wrote:
Number three for me Morris. The head and eye are in reasonable focus in image three but the blur elsewhere in the image is very effective. Nicely done!
Alan
Thank you Alan,
All 3 are in focus, what you see is motion blur and that's intentional
All 3 are in focus, what you see is motion blur and that's intentional
Morris
Hi Morris. I really like your approach in these images Morris. Still photography can't convey motion very well unless one does what you did here.
But wouldn't unintentional camera shake qualify as motion blur? Would that not mean that the image is out of focus? My understanding is that camera shake or a too slow shutter speed with a moving object would result in an image with most or all of the image out of focus.
angel manguel wrote:
Hi Morris. I really like your approach in these images Morris. Still photography can't convey motion very well unless one does what you did here.
But wouldn't unintentional camera shake qualify as motion blur? Would that not mean that the image is out of focus? My understanding is that camera shake or a too slow shutter speed with a moving object would result in an image with most or all of the image out of focus.
What are your thoughts Morris?
Alan
Thank you Alan,
But wouldn't unintentional camera shake qualify as motion blur?
Yes this is a common cause of motion blur. I've seen photographers do this intentionally for artistic effect. One interesting one is to rotate the camera with a long exposure.
Would that not mean that the image is out of focus?
No, an image can be in perfect focus yet motion blur shows the movement. Look at the spray in my first image as that image shows this best.
My understanding is that camera shake or a too slow shutter speed with a moving object would result in an image with most or all of the image out of focus.
This is incorrect and is confusing terms. Focus is best understood when the shutter speed is fast enough to see the sharpness vs out of focus and blurred. Motion blur is wen the focused image shows signs of movement.
