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P52-3-5 Focus: Out of Focus
Posted By: Rense, 08-26-2010, 03:02 AM

Week 3-5 of Project 52 will be the first in a row we won't focus on a particular
subject, like last four weeks, but in which we want to explore some techniques.
Next three weeks we'll focus on 'Focus', and we want to start with 'Out
of Focus
'. The question is: can you make an attractive OOF photo? We are so
used to nail the focus, that we sometimes forget that OOF can be a artistic tool to
get powerful shots. Just a side note: in one of the next weeks we will also make
photos with a very shallow DoF, so that is not the purpose this week.

Just to get some ideas:
Taking unfocused photos
Focusing on the unfocused


Time Frame: pictures for week 4 are to be taken and posted between
20100828 and 20100905, so from August 28th - September 5th, 2010.

Rules:
1. Anyone and everyone who is interested in eligible. The goal continues to be
have fun and share comments, concepts, insights, and techniques with fellow
Pentaxians.
2. Each week will feature a Theme and Sub-concept for you to explore.
3. Post your single picture in Project 52-3 thread for the week. Explain what
motivated you to take the picture and/or how you feel it represents the weekly
theme.
4. Some post-processing is OK (adjusting white balance, exposure, color
saturation), but let's try to stay away from heavily PP'ed images here. Try to
keep the creativity to photographic techniques and the captures themselves.
5. Since this project is about technique, and not camera, shots taken by nonPentax
cameras are allowed
. Cameras can be SLRs, DSLRs, Point & Shoot and Medium Format.
6. There is one “Theme Concept” labeled “black and white,” but feel free to post
black and white, sepia, monotone, etc.
, for any of the other themes.
7. The picture you post should be taken during the week in which the theme is
active
to be eligible for judging.
8. Any picture taken from 20100731 to listed closing date is acceptable for the two
“Seasonal” competitions – Projects 52-3-51 & 52.

Additional Information, including the scheme with subjects: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/mini-challenges-games-photo-stories/10506...-year-3-a.html

Have fun shooting!

Last edited by Rense; 08-28-2010 at 06:03 AM. Reason: change of time frame :)
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Wllm, simply beautiful thistle capture!
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John, great shot of your very acrobatic bowler wife. Lovely colors, Wllm.
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This was a fun technique to explore. Here's my entry:

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Steve, that's a great entry!!!
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Here's mine...

Squinting Into the Waterfall's Spray

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Thank you Rense.

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Out of Focus with Flare

Looking into the sun, I wanted to get the glare of cars in the parking lot outside the stadium.
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A couple water drops on my fish eye lens:
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Great entries so far everyone!
Here is my contribution for this weeks theme.

Enjoy

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Here's mine...
Shot today with the DA 18-55mmF/3.5-5.6 AL WR.

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Okay. I wanted to do something completely different, but circumstances, time, and motivation kept me from it...
However, one of the first things I did this week was shooting a 'spare', for dry times, you never know. Here it is....hope you like it!

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My entry for this week, taken at the National Glass Museum in Leerdam.
I do like the simpleness of it, though I'd liked a bit more colour in it.

Many nice and different photo's this week. Dan, good luck judging.
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Once again didn't have much time to shoot this week but here's my entry.

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