Blue Hour Blur...

...an exercise in hand-holding at F4 @ 1/30th sec ISO 6400 - best viewed on black if you can.

[👑 AnaZad]

Fantastic result of your exercise. Love that selective focus and blurred edges.

[aurorajane]

Exquisite

[Jocasta]

This is so great - amazing Lensbaby - so creative and original. FAV. Beware - it's addictive.

[Gwenllian]

Steady hands! Intriguing.

[Richard Sayer]

@jocasta It's too late Joy... I need a daily fix already. As always, you are too generous with your comments and your Favs.

[Alice Burghart]

Interesting shot there Richard. I like how the bokeh is in the front and it clears in the back of the scene. I like it very much that way.

[Tom]

Very neat leading blurring lines

[Islandgirl]

Great blue hour shot......love the blurring sides!

[Joan Robillard]

It seems like you are coming our of a fog in your head and into clarity. Am I making sense?

[Graeme Stevens]

This is superb, and it would seem that I owe you a fav.

[Richard Sayer]

Aw shucks, and I was all ready to let you keep it! Thanks Graeme - there are some people on here whose opinion is important to me, and I count you among them.

[Richard Sayer]

@joansmor That's quite an apt way of describing this Joan - thanks for the insight.

[Julie Cortens]

Oh yes - best on black. Very cool. Your Exif says f 1.0. Are you using a lensbaby here? Love it!

[Cathie]

Wonderful colors, Richard, and so impressive you got this without a tripod! Very cool!

[Richard Sayer]

@cortens Thanks Julie, much appreciated - yes, as per the tag, it's an LB shot... Composer Pro DG 50mm.

[Richard Sayer]

@anazad511 Thanks Ana - your appreciation is always a welcome gift.

[Tracy]

Love this, the focus is fantastic!

[Margaret Obey]

Fabulous. Love the way the clarity is at the core of the shot.

[Trinda Love]

Pretty amazing focus on the background building with hand holding! I love the sky, and the blur too!

[Rachel]

Very cool lensbaby shot

[Joey]

Stunning!!

[Seema]

Love the depth in the centre and the depth of colour. Fav

[Fisher Family]

Fav. I like everything about this picture. I could live with it on my wall! Katharine

[Gerry]

Fav Richard great night Scene thank you also for the great comment and fav

[Gerry]

on my photo too

[Shelley]

Wonderful night shot!

[Keith Porteous]

Not a bad result at all! Thanks for all the support Richard, very kind

[Richard Sayer]

@kporte Thanks Keith - you've been an inspiration to me on more than one occasion. Keep hanging loose...

[Richard Sayer]

@fishers If you really did want it, I would send you the high-res file Katharine... but I suspect the attraction would soon wear off if you had to look at it every day ;-)

[Diane]

Very nice Richard, really like the blur which leads you to the end of the street!

[Trish Plutz]

The colors are so beautiful.

[David]

A useful tool that Lensbaby! Well done for holding the camera still at that shutter speed; not sure I could!

[Simply Amanda]

Gosh I love the blue hour. Following you now as you are such a kind commenter:).

[Richard Sayer]

@amandal Thank you Amanda - I try to be honest but fair... do unto others as you would be done unto!

[Kathleen Hinkaty]

Love the blue hour! very nice