I have been watching our friends in the Southern Hemisphere enjoying the beach so I thought I would too. The white is snow. Thought too it would be the perfect place to start my new get-pushed adventure which is to explore blurism given by @rachelwithey. Rachel is the queen of this technique in my opinion so I have a lot to live up to. Anyway you know how there is the picture you see and the picture you get. In this case I just wished a seagull was flying by. Well have a little magic left so pulled the bird from another picture. Please let me know what you think of my first attempt.
ALSO a heartfelt thank you for everyone who joined in my magic act yesterday. Working on this project was so much fun.
Yes, I love the beach and would join you in a heartbeat if I lived down the street- even in the winter! Love the patched in seagull too- I wouldn't have known unless you said something. He fits perfectly!
Just love the blur in this Joan and the colours and light are beautiful. For the blurism challenge I think I might have left the bird out as although I completely agree that it works from a composition point of view I think your attention is drawn to it rather than the lighthouse so kind of distracts from the blur - does that make sense? There was an interesting discussion, I think on the technique challenge thread, about whether all the photo should be blurred and I think I fall into the "yes" camp on that one. Would be interested to see the version without the bird if you still have that saved somewhere - or maybe you can blur the bird?!
I get what you are saying. Not sure if I have time to post the other or if I still have. Will see later today. But that doesn't mean I don't get what you mean. I have another blurred "lighthouse" and would prefer to post that later. I am trying to limit my posts to one a day and I have a ton of good photos from yesterday. So no added seagull to the next one. I promise. But tonight I am posting a nonblur. Thought I would alternate this week. But I will post more I promise and no more mixing.
I'm not sure I get this 'blurism' kick... if everything in the shot is blurred wouldn't it be more accurate to describe it as out-of-focus? I'm probably just being an old fuddy-duddy... and I'm well aware that to say fuddy-duddy is - well - fuddy-duddy ;-(
I love this. I tried to do this with Molly. One thing in focus and the rest in blur. I tried for her feet. This is really well done. I did some more research and one site I ran across said one thing in focus and the rest a blur...like panning? I think? And @vignouse Richard is a Classic, not a fuddy-duddy.
@vignouse@kt8ird Kate quit buttering up the mentor. LOL For me it is just another type of abstract but one I get a little better. It was fun to try but going to leave it after this week to people like Rachel who do it so well.
@joansmor HA!! It really doesn't work, does it? As far as the blurism, for me, it provoked me to think more about the feelings I was wanting to evoke and less about the technicalities. Which is hard and not that enjoyable. I tried it and I like other's but I don't think I have it. Abstracts will come around soon but probably more in the macro form. Hope you are well!!
