Originally posted by Conan Sorry but I would rather not have blurry subjects in my photos.
Neither do I, that's why I refuse to subscribe to the 'bokeH' fad. It's just deliberate blur that only serves to confuse the human eye and brain (which are biologically designed to try and 'translate into clarity', for our own benefit, such as safety). Bokeh is bleah! like drunken focus.
But like Christine T shows so well in a[nother] example pic reply, the Flamenco Dancers? (gorgeous pic btw Chris); "motion blur" is a very different thing. And it can be truly artistic as well as realistic to capture because again, that is what or eyes and brain often 'see' and gather of fast-moving objects (in momentary flashes thereof, it's the real frozen time of speed and action).
Motion blur is more of a skills and technical challenge to accomplish too, often no second chances; in contrast to simply owning the most expensive fast lens and keep snapping a dumb posing object wide open until you get one 'right'.
.R.