CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

These two images are nearly identical, being shot from a tripod a few seconds between. These were shot on film, using Kodak Ektar 100 and an EF 180mm macro lens. I mention the film as I wasn't ripping a burst of digital images seeking just a single 'perfect frame'. I wouldn't care about the 1/200 sec motion-blur, if the bee was actually in focus. Looking at the original, uncropped version, I likely didn't have the AF point positioned where the bee was moving, so the bee wouldn't / couldn't be in focus in this composition.

The resized image files, resized from 5035-pixels wide scans to 2048px, make it difficult to assess the impact of the missed focus for this digital share. But, I wouldn't print a large version of the 'bee version' with that out of focus error. The bee draws your eye, as it should. But in my photography, I don't want your eye drawn to an error (flaw).

There's nothing special about these images, attached for inspection of the resized images, rather than linked from Flickr.

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Rab-Eye Loc: Indiana

I prefer the sharp shot.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Thanks Ben, so do I.

I happen to have a few misses in this roll that prompted some ideas of how to use these otherwise wasted film frames. If they'd been digital, they'd have been long ago been culled <delete> from memory.

bikinkawboy Loc: north central Missouri

Personally, on both images the flower caught my eye initially. The bee was secondary so to me it isn’t really important that the bee is fuzzy. Billboards along the highway don’t bother with small details because the passer by has only a second or so to get the message. If you have to look for the details to get the message, then the billboard isn’t working. For me at least, the bee is a minor detail. If the photo was in an art gallery, then you could expect the viewer to spend time looking for small details. In today’s hyper paced media and society, that little bee will be overlooked.

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

It does to me!!

redtooth

Sharp one for me .

Chance Logan Loc: New England

If it didn't matter then we wouldn't need the delete button or trash can. I like this post. Interesting to see if the rhetorical message is received.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

What Ben said.

ORpilot Loc: Prineville, Or

I prefer the Sharpe one too.

But, There is a difference between out of focus and soft focus... Check out Clarence White and many other early photographers. I use to own a Mamiya 645 , Soft focus lens. I would use it often on doing portraits, landscapes, and some still life. Just a suggestion for people to try to expand their Photographic Knowledge.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Thank you Ben, bikinkawboy, Frank, redtooth, Chance, John, ORpilot! I put out another failed image from this roll this morning into the Photo Gallery. Again, looking at what happens when you consider an image where the focus 'misses'. This new one has 'nice' focus, just in the wrong place for the viewer to see it.