Creating mood with selective focus

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- January 29, 2019 at 5:24 pm #387699
  Lynne Guenther
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  Use selective focus to create a dreamy, painterly, playful, toy like, or whatever mood you want, but it has to add to the mood. not just to blur background distractions. Time to break out the macro and lensbaby shots if you got ’em.
- January 30, 2019 at 6:54 pm #387973
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  Ooh, good idea for a throwodown – gonna have to come up with something…
  - January 31, 2019 at 1:34 am #388013
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    thanks, looking forward to seeing what you come up with!
- January 31, 2019 at 1:18 pm #388150
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  Ok, here’s one of the first ones I found…
  - January 31, 2019 at 4:01 pm #388163
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    very beautiful!
  - January 31, 2019 at 4:14 pm #388166
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    I agree with ebby, very beautiful Tom!
  - January 31, 2019 at 8:07 pm #388182
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    Tom!!! Bahbing!
  - February 1, 2019 at 12:24 am #388223
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    Thank you very much. A little grainy unfortunately…
    - February 1, 2019 at 11:29 am #388253
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      For me the graininess adds to, rather than subtracts from this image.
  - February 2, 2019 at 6:28 pm #388458
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    Layered hills…always a winner Tom. Love the colour transition from FG to BG. Great pic!
- January 31, 2019 at 1:25 pm #388153
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  And this one…
- January 31, 2019 at 3:50 pm #388162
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  - January 31, 2019 at 4:01 pm #388164
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    oooo…nice!!! definitely moody!
  - January 31, 2019 at 8:10 pm #388183
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    Are boudoir shots allowed Kent? 🙂 Kidding…very nice…tell your wife I said so!
  - February 1, 2019 at 12:30 pm #388272
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    Good one Kent
  - February 2, 2019 at 6:36 pm #388459
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    Great pic Kent! I get the feeling she is looking right into me and reading my mind. (Probably not a good idea). I can’t tell if this was a carefully crafted shot or a quick snap because everything is just so perfectly placed…the hair, the star burst, the light falling across her face. The angle really lifts this into a higher level of moody sensuality too. Brilliant image!
- January 31, 2019 at 4:13 pm #388165
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  Good Throwdown ebby!
  Here’s one…. I have others where he’s all or mostly in focus but I think this one creates different mood?
  - February 1, 2019 at 12:37 pm #388274
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    I like this Diane,
    Its like your version of Kent’s shot.
    - February 1, 2019 at 3:49 pm #388285
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      Thanks Robert, I hadn’t thought of that, but now I can see what you mean!
    - March 26, 2019 at 7:05 pm #397569
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      Oh, I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!
  - February 2, 2019 at 6:38 pm #388460
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    Nice one diane. The focus gives the critter a sense of purpose. Like its reaching out toward the focal plane deliberately 🙂
- January 31, 2019 at 10:41 pm #388213
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  Under The Boardwalk
  - February 1, 2019 at 12:26 am #388224
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    Nice Graham…
    - February 2, 2019 at 6:39 pm #388461
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      Cheers Tom.
  - February 3, 2019 at 10:25 am #388540
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    I think would have fit nicely in the abstract challenge as well. Rusty iron is another subject I overlook too often and should not. Nice colors and textures can be found there.
- January 31, 2019 at 11:24 pm #388218
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  Hunger
  - February 2, 2019 at 6:41 pm #388462
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    Great colours and a very appetising shot Robert. Just ate some strawberries then saw this pic. Don’t know about the USA but over here, I can’t recall a better strawberry season. They’re still in the shops and are delicious and so cheap!
- February 1, 2019 at 11:23 am #388252
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  Miniature rose.
  - February 2, 2019 at 6:42 pm #388463
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    Just beautiful Dave. Perfect focus and gorgeously soft colour. I can almost smell it.
    - February 3, 2019 at 10:27 am #388541
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      Thanks Graham.
- February 2, 2019 at 11:42 pm #388514
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  preparing for take off..
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