I've been wearing my father's sweater around the house. Just before I ran out the door this morning I found Chloe cozied up in the sweater. Grabbed a quick, "soft focus", snap, and went out into the frigid wishing I could crawl back into bed with my kitty & the sweater.
What's the difference between soft focus & out of focus?? :D
Cute! They know a warm, comfy spot when they find one!
Well, I think the focus actually fell on the sweater, the middle of it where the football lace like pattern is, but the cat is close enough to the focal point that the cat is soft, not 100 percent in focus, but not soft enough to take your eye away, if that makes sense?
@jenp Actually, I was mostly joking. But so glad that didn't come across because your explanation really helped me understand better. It's always been a fuzzy concept, so I joke when I know something isn't quite sharp. Thank you
Lovely shot, she looks so warm and comfy there. Actually, sometimes you don't want an image to be pin sharp, you want it to be a little bit diffuse, for example if you are taking a portrait of a woman or child, or of a flower. You want to go for a soft glow rather than all the details (which often enhance the imperfections, such as spots or wrinkles ;) ). So I think cat's fur comes into that category too - you don't want to see every hair, you want to see the softness of the fur. You've achieved that here - you definitely want to cuddle that cat!
Well, I think the focus actually fell on the sweater, the middle of it where the football lace like pattern is, but the cat is close enough to the focal point that the cat is soft, not 100 percent in focus, but not soft enough to take your eye away, if that makes sense?